Michael Flynn plead guilty to the charges. He signed the statement of offense[0] with his personal lawyer. Simply because Mr Flynn chose to write a book of fiction afterwards does not change the fact that he admitted his guilt to the courts under penalty of perjury.
"The preceding statement is a summary, made for the purpose of providing the Court with a factual basis for my guilty plea to the charge against me. It does not include all of the facts known to me regarding this offense. I make this statement knowingly and voluntarily and because I am, in fact, guilty of the crime charged. No threats have been made to me nor am I under the influence of anything that could impede my ability to understand this Statement of the Offense fully.
I have read every word of this Statement of the Offense, or have had it read to me. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11, after consulting with my attorneys, I agree and stipulate to this Statement of the Offense, and declare under penalty of perjury that it is true and correct."
Most of the things you said were either things he didn't got indicted for or not even crimes to begin with. I get it that you do not like Flynn, that's fine, but the politicization of the FBI and the DOJ is something that should worry anyone that cares about rule of law and not wanting to live under a despotic regime.
The actions of the judge are also very problematic in itself. Fighting a motion to dismiss using ex parte material? Common.
He was arrested due to an informal FBI meeting, without any lawyer, based on very technical questions that he tried to answer (because the meeting appeared to be work related) the best he could without the documents the FBI was referring to.
When it comes to the Flynn case, the evil really is in the details. Click-bait titles and angry tweets are not good source of information when it comes to complicated judicial sagas.
>Most of the things you said were either things he didn't got indicted for or not even crimes to begin with.
I can't tell if you're kidding with that "defense". It's bordering on satire.
He's consistently displayed an astonishing lack of judgment, including directly by video and live on-stage. He's been consistently among compromised associates and in compromising positions, including admitted interactions with hostile regimes that he actively attempted to conceal. He was fired by a previous administration for his temperament and reckless behavior, then fired again. And, he's also confessed.
Tell me: on what planet would any nation's competent intelligence services NOT be investigating him?
Yet, you and the parent commenter want us to believe he's a perfectly reasonable guy patriot who's being unfairly targeted by "politicized" intelligence agencies. The parent then offers as "proof" a ranting YouTube video.
It's absurd.
>I get it that you do not like Flynn
Has nothing to do with how I feel about Flynn. Everything to do with his behavior.
>the politicization of the FBI and the DOJ is something that should worry anyone...
Yeah, your grand political conspiracy is the actual unproven thing here. Yet, anytime someone on that team is caught red-handed, it's a "deep state" conspiracy. It's even the deep state's fault when Flynn lies.
Under that framing our intelligence agencies should just be disbanded.
>...that cares about rule of law and not wanting to live under a despotic regime
Is that a joke? He's the former NSA and he specifically aligned himself with despotic regimes (Turkey, Russia), as well plotted in contravention of U.S. policy. He's called for a coup on American soil and he's implicated himself in a cult.
So, what team are you on? Doesn't sound like Team America.
>When it comes to the Flynn case, the evil really is in the details.
"The preceding statement is a summary, made for the purpose of providing the Court with a factual basis for my guilty plea to the charge against me. It does not include all of the facts known to me regarding this offense. I make this statement knowingly and voluntarily and because I am, in fact, guilty of the crime charged. No threats have been made to me nor am I under the influence of anything that could impede my ability to understand this Statement of the Offense fully.
I have read every word of this Statement of the Offense, or have had it read to me. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11, after consulting with my attorneys, I agree and stipulate to this Statement of the Offense, and declare under penalty of perjury that it is true and correct."
[0] - https://www.justice.gov/file/1015126/download