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DOJ drops case against Michael Flynn in wake of explosive memo release - UPDATE: Van Grack resigns from Flynn case

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The Justice Department on Thursday moved to drop its case against former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, in a stunning development that comes after internal memos were released raising serious questions about the nature of the investigation that led to Flynn's late 2017 guilty plea of lying to the FBI.

The announcement came in a court filing "after a considered review of all the facts and circumstances of this case, including newly discovered and disclosed information," as the department put it. DOJ officials said they concluded that Flynn's interview by the FBI was "untethered to, and unjustified by, the FBI's counterintelligence investigation into Mr. Flynn" and that the interview was "conducted without any legitimate investigative basis."

The federal judge overseeing the case would have to make the final determination to dismiss it.

Comment:

UPDATE 07/05/2020: Brandon Van Grack has resigned from Flynn's and other government cases after being caught hiding Brady material:

Mr. Van Grack withdrew as counsel for the government in other cases as well.

His DOJ career may be over.


In February, Flynn's defense argued the government withheld evidence exculpatory to Flynn as a series of retaliatory actions against Fly

Flynn's lawyers accused Brandon Van Grack of suppressing evidence to protect "the prosecutors, his team, and the cadre of malfeasant FBI agents from the discovery of their negligence, crimes, and wrongs."

"Mr. Van Grack has suppressed evidence from the formation of the "Special Counsel Investigation" and likely even prior to it — for the very purpose of putting Mr. Flynn in the unjust position he now occupies while protecting the prosecutors, his team, and the cadre of malfeasant FBI agents from the discovery of their negligence, crimes, and wrongs," Flynn's lawyer wrote.

On Tuesday it was reported Brandon Van Grack failed to produce all evidence including favorable evidence on General Flynn to his attorneys.

If there is any justice in this country, Brandon Van Grack would be referred to the state bar for disbarment then prosecuted for setting up Flynn and repeatedly lying to the court.



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SOTT Focus: Plandemic Documentary, Part 1: Interview With Judy Mikovits

Coming Summer 2020...
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Prior to the completion of the full-length documentary we'll be releasing a series of vignettes. This first installment features renowned scientist, Judy Mikovits PHD.


Attention

Flynn bombshells cast doubt on Mueller weasel Brandon Van Grack's compliance with Brady court order

Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn
Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn
Explosive, newly unsealed evidence documenting the FBI's efforts to target national security adviser Michael Flynn -- including a top official's handwritten memo debating whether the FBI's "goal" was "to get him to lie, so we can prosecute him or get him fired" -- calls into question whether Brandon Van Grack, a Justice Department prosecutor and former member of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Team, complied with a court order to produce favorable evidence to Flynn.

Since February 2018, Van Grack has been obligated to comply with D.C. District Court Judge Emmet G. Sullivan's standing order in the Flynn case to produce all evidence in the government's possession "that is favorable to defendant and material either to defendant's guilt or punishment."

The order also requires the government to submit favorable defense evidence to the court, including possible "impeachment evidence" that could undermine witnesses, even if the government believes the evidence "not to be material."

Comment: The New York Post comments further:
FBI Director Christopher Wray is under fire as his agency faces backlash over its handling of the investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn, according to reports.

Top Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee sent Wray a letter Monday demanding he reveal when he "personally knew of the FBI's misconduct" with respect to the Flynn investigation, according to Axios.

The letter, written by Reps. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Mike Johnson (R-La.), questions the motives of the embattled FBI chief, asking him why the public "is learning of the FBI's misconduct with respect to [Lt. Gen.] Flynn from court filings rather than from you."

The news comes as frustration has mounted among President Trump and his allies over Wray's lack of reaction to the newly released documents in Flynn's case, in which the then-counterintelligence director of the bureau openly questioned whether the agency's "goal" was to "get him to lie."

Trump is not happy with Wray's handling of the situation and would love to replace him, three sources who have discussed the matter with the commander-in-chief told Axios over the weekend.

Trump "has never felt like Wray was his guy" and does not trust him to "change the culture" at the FBI, a source told the outlet.

The president, however, is unlikely to do so before November, those sources said, citing advisers who don't want to cause controversy by firing a second FBI director so close to the election.

A spokesperson for the FBI told The Post in a statement,
"Under Director Wray's leadership, the FBI has fully cooperated and been transparent with the review being conducted by U.S. Attorney Jeff Jensen, just as it has been with U.S. Attorney John Durham and was with Inspector General Michael Horowitz. With regard to certain documents in the Michael Flynn matter from the 2016-2017 time period that are now the subject of reporting by the press, the FBI previously produced those materials to the Inspector General and U.S. Attorney Durham.

"The Flynn investigation was initiated and conducted during this time period, under prior FBI leadership. Since taking office, Director Wray has stressed the importance of strictly abiding by established processes, without exception. Director Wray remains firmly committed to addressing the failures under prior FBI leadership while maintaining the foundational principles of rigor, objectivity, accountability, and ownership in fulfilling the Bureau's mission to protect the American people and defend the Constitution."



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Norway refuses US and UK 'Freedom of Navigation' exercise in Barents Sea

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On May 1st, the US and British warships decided to conduct a surprise anti-submarine exercise in the Barents Sea, above the Arctic Circle.

Four ships from two nations, a U.S. submarine, and a U.S. P8-A worked together, in the Norwegian Sea, to conduct training in the challenging conditions in the Arctic.

For the exercise, Arleigh Burke-class Aegis destroyers USS Donald Cook and USS Porter, and fast combat support ship USNS Supply, were joined by the Royal Navy's HMS Kent.

Additionally, a U.S. submarine, as well as a P8-A Poseidon multi-mission maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft from Patrol Squadron (VP) 4 supported the training.

Snakes in Suits

Cuomo appoints billionaires to lead post-pandemic 'reforms', never mind pesky conflicts of interest

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© Reuters/Arnd Wiegmann/Lucy Nicholson/Pool/KJNNew York, meet your new overlords: Eric Schmidt, Bill Gates, Michael Bloomberg
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has appointed ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt to lead a panel on post-pandemic "reform" of health and education systems, despite criticism for taking other billionaires with conflicts of interest on board.

Schmidt will head a 'Blue Ribbon Commission' tasked with "reimagining" New York's existing systems of healthcare and education, Cuomo announced on Wednesday during his daily coronavirus briefing. The decision to place such power in the hands of another unelected billionaire has riled critics already uneasy about the governor's post-Covid-19 plans.

Comment: Doesn't take much to see where this is going. Welcome to Phase Two of the plandemic.

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Whistle

Exclusive: OPCW chief misled investigation with false claims to denigrate Douma whistleblower's reputation

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The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has made false and misleading statements about two veteran inspectors who challenged a cover-up of their investigation in Syria, leaked documents show. The inspectors probed an alleged chemical weapons attack in the Syrian city of Douma in April 2018, and later objected when their evidence was suppressed.

Documents obtained by The Grayzone reveal that OPCW leaders have engaged in a pattern of deception that minimized the inspectors' senior roles in the Douma mission and diminished the prestige they enjoyed within the world's top chemical weapons watchdog.

OPCW Director General Fernando Arias has claimed that the first inspector, South African chemical engineering and ballistics expert Ian Henderson, "was not a member" of the Douma investigative team and only played a "minor supporting role."

However, contemporaneous communications from the OPCW's Douma Fact-Finding Mission (FFM) directly contradict Arias. They show that Henderson was indeed a Douma team member, and that OPCW leadership directed him to lead its most critical inspections. They also show that Arias, rather than acknowledge that Henderson was an FFM member, offered up a false explanation for why Henderson was in Syria at the time of the probe.

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Star of David

Biden's blind-eyed positions on Israel and the Palestinian people

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© US Embassy JerusalemUS VP Joe Biden • Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu • Biden's visit to Israel, March 2016
With presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden currently enjoying a six-point lead in a recent national poll conducted by USA Today/Suffolk University, it is not too early to speculate about what a Biden administration foreign policy toward Israel and the Palestinian people might look like.

Based on the former vice president's current campaign pledges, and past statements made during the Obama administration and throughout his lengthy tenure in the Senate, a Biden administration would not be likely to content itself with reverting to Obama era policies of providing lip service toward Palestinian rights while nevertheless reinforcing US diplomatic and military support for Israel.

Instead, Biden is a throwback to a bygone era when Democrats and Republicans demonstrated equal fealty toward Israel and disregarded Palestinian rights altogether. A Biden administration would likely reflect that outmoded worldview.

Comment: Biden is currently a loose canon, perception-managed and under tight control. That he is able to (has been allowed to) get this far underscores public gullibility to accept an unbelievable narrative, flawed judgement and criminal behavior.


Snakes in Suits

Who might be the biggest loser of the Russian probe declassification? Weasel Adam Schiff!

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© AP/Andrew HarnikRep. Adam Schiff
Review of Democratic House Intelligence Committee chairman's public statements finds many contradicted, some linked to Russian disinformation.

In a packed hearing room two months into Donald Trump's embattled presidency, Rep. Adam Schiff played the willing protagonist by dramatically reading into the congressional record some of the most explosive claims from Christopher Steele's dossier.

At the time, Steele's dossier had recently burst on the scene, and the Trump White House was under siege as a far-reaching FBI investigation examined allegations — later disproven — that former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page and others tried to collude with Russia to hijack the 2016 election. Schiff declared at a March 20, 2017 House Intelligence Committee hearing:
"According to Christopher Steele, a former British intelligence officer who is reportedly held in high regard by U.S. intelligence, Russian sources tell him that Page has also had a secret meeting with Igor Sechin, CEO of Russian gas giant Rosneft.

"Sechin is reported to be a former KGB agent and close friend of Putin's. According to Steele's Russian sources, Page is offered brokerage fees by Sechin on a deal involving a 19 percent share of the company."
Schiff's decision to embrace the dossier and read it into a government proceeding gave the document enhanced public credibility with the media, just weeks after it had been leaked to the news site Buzzfeed and before its funding origins and accuracy were determined.

Star of David

The double whammy: Netanyahu-Gantz coalition deal approved by Supreme Court, swearing in set for May 13

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© AFPBenjamin Netanyahu • Benny Gantz
On Wednesday, the High Court of Justice has unanimously rejected the petitions against Benjamin Netanyahu forming the new government while being under indictment, as well as those against Netanyahu and Gantz making a coalition deal.

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz have issued a statement on their agreement to swear in a new government on 13 May, which was approved by the Supreme Court.

The High Court, consisting of 11 judges, on Wednesday unanimously ruled that there is "no reason to interfere with the Cabinet's imposition of Benjamin Netanyahu and the Likud-Blue coalition agreement", according to state-run Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation. A petition that sought to invalidate the coalition agreement was also rejected.

"The judge did well to not intervene. The people are sovereign in Israel, and it has spoken", Culture Minister Miri Regev from Netanyahu's Likud party said, cited by The Times of Israel.

The judges noted that although the coalition agreement "raises serious legal difficulties", there is no precedent to intervene in its clauses.

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Despite Israeli attacks, Iran won't abandon land bridge plan from Damascus to Tehran

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© UnknownIranian Army
The Israeli military launched several attacks against the Iranian forces in Syria this year, including two powerful assaults in the last ten days. However, despite some claims that the Iranian forces are withdrawing from Syria, it appears quite the opposite, as Syrian military sources in Damascus report that the Islamic Republic is moving forward with their railroad and highway plans to link the capitals of both countries via Iraq.

According to the military sources, the Iranian government reached an agreement with their Syrian counterparts last year to build a railroad that stretches from Tehran to Damascus.

Furthermore, the highway, which is still being restored between Damascus and Baghdad, will not only provide an economic boost to the three countries, but also, it will provide Iran their much desired land bridge between their capitals.

Iran has established bases in Syria's two largest cities, Aleppo and Damascus, and continues to maintain a presence along the M-4 and M-5 highways, which are the Arab Republic's two largest roadways.

Comment: According to a Hezbollah expert: Israeli Air Force bombed a scientific research facility and military base belonging to the Syrian Armed Forces in the Aleppo Governorate on 5/5/2020:
"The Israeli aircraft carried out the aggression on two military sites in the eastern countryside of Aleppo, from the atmosphere of the areas controlled by the American occupation forces east of the Euphrates.

"Internal and external motives intersect on the Israeli agenda in terms of pushing it to continue the aggression against Syria. On the one hand, Israel is well aware that with the expected elimination of terrorist groups in the north, which have so far received very strong strikes, an important part of the balance of Syrian deterrence towards Israel will be restored.

"From here it appears that there is a confirmed conflict between Israelis and terrorist groups, and this is not limited to providing them directly with weapons as the former chief of the Israeli staff admitted, and with Israeli certainty that preserving terrorism in the northern region, and the tendency of isolationism in the north-east is the last of its cards in the project to foil the Syrian state."
In addition, Dr. Ayman al-Raqab, a professor of political science and a leader in the Fatah movement, said:
"Many reports indicate a dramatic shift in the relationship between Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his allies, by agreeing to a peaceful transition to rule in Syria by forming an interim government and appointing a new president until holding elections.

"Israel exploits these conditions well and increases its attacks on Syria, to impose itself on the table of the international agreement on Syria, and to be a party to it and decide with them the future of Syria.

"In addition to Israel taking advantage of Hezbollah's preoccupation with what is happening in Lebanon, which constitutes direct pressure on the party and its political future, Israel sees this as an opportunity to strike any weapons depot or security center for Hezbollah and Iran."