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Michael Flynn Pleads Guilty to Lying to the F.B.I.

posted by janrinok on Saturday December 02 2017, @11:59AM   Printer-friendly

DeathMonkey writes:

President Trump's former national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn, pleaded guilty on Friday to lying to the F.B.I. about conversations with the Russian ambassador last December during the presidential transition, bringing the special counsel's investigation into the president's inner circle.

Mr. Flynn, who appeared in federal court in Washington, acknowledged that he was cooperating with the investigation by the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, into Russian interference in the 2016 election. His plea agreement suggests that Mr. Flynn provided information to prosecutors, which may help advance the inquiry.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/01/us/politics/michael-flynn-guilty-russia-investigation.html

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  • (Score: 2) by NotSanguine on Saturday December 02 2017, @10:30PM (2 children)

    by NotSanguine (285) <{NotSanguine} {at} {SoylentNews.Org}> on Saturday December 02 2017, @10:30PM (#604436) Homepage Journal

    It unfortunately is. See above for links. You can tell them the truth or not say a word but you can't lie to them. Personally, I call bullshit on that particular law. You're not in court, under oath when you're talking to law enforcement officers as a general rule. You should not be compelled to be truthful.

    As I understand it, lying to local/state police is *not* a crime unless you file a false report. This is not the case for *any* (FBI, IRS, DEA, ATF, etc.) federal law enforcement agency.

    Regardless, you should never, under any circumstances, even talk to any representative of law enforcement, let alone lie to them. [youtube.com]

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  • (Score: 2) by legont on Sunday December 03 2017, @01:47AM (1 child)

    by legont (4179) on Sunday December 03 2017, @01:47AM (#604512)

    While I tend to agree with you about talking to the "law", it is not very realistic approach. For example, does it mean that every say engineer working for any of law related agencies should have an attorney present with her all the time?

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    • (Score: 2) by NotSanguine on Sunday December 03 2017, @02:44AM

      by NotSanguine (285) <{NotSanguine} {at} {SoylentNews.Org}> on Sunday December 03 2017, @02:44AM (#604534) Homepage Journal

      While I tend to agree with you about talking to the "law", it is not very realistic approach. For example, does it mean that every say engineer working for any of law related agencies should have an attorney present with her all the time?

      It's quite realistic for me. If that approach causes you problems, you have my sympathy. No. I won't lend you any money.

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