Thoughtful @AndrewCMcCarthy piece with which I completely disagree. Would love to swap notes with him on the @lawfareblog podcast.http://www.nationalreview.com/article/454269/michael-flynn-plea-no-breakthrough-russia-investigation …
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This take is more than plausible
My prediction: This is going to resolve quickly and it's going to be worse than folks think and it's not going to take much hoop jumping.
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But I think it's really important to read divergent views like Andy's.
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McCarthy’s take is plausible only if you ignore wider context.
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Or if you ignore that the Flynn plea involved just 2 of Mueller's 16 prosecutors.
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And that Mueller, who is a thorough investigator by reputation, is said to have postponed Flynn-related GJ testimony around the same time he was weighing the defense's proffer. Why settle for a mild deal without exhausting avenues that might falsify the nothing-burger hypothesis?
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Exactly. Most of the evidence has been in full view of the public for over a year. Once you add private communications you get a clearer picture.
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There's still a great deal of evidence the public is not seeing. As I said yesterday, thus far we've seen what 8 of Mueller's 16 prosecutors are doing.
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and none of the hundreds of
#FVEY spooks
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