'You sold your country out!' Judge delivers scathing smackdown of Michael Flynn during sentencing

[Quixote1818]

Snip:

Then Sullivan started absolutely tearing into Flynn for his offenses.

“You were an unregistered agent of a foreign country while serving as the national security adviser to the president of the United States!” Sullivan fumed. “Arguably, this undermines everything this flag over here stands for! Arguably, you sold your country out!”

Sullivan continued by saying, “I’m not hiding my disgust, my disdain for this criminal offense.”


Link: https://www.rawstory.com/2018/12/sold-country-judge-delivers-scathing-smackdown-michael-flynn-sentencing/?utm_source=push_notifications

[underpants]

1. Damn straight.

[onit2day]

18. What kind of rationalization did he use to do that. Foreign agent & SoD

[vlyons]

29. Money, of course

Flynn was working on a deal with Russia to build nuclear reactors, funded with Saudi money, all over the Middle East. I'm sure Trump was rubbing his greedy hands together with the prospect of scamming cash off the top of that. Gee, what could possibly go wrong?

Think about that for a while.

Meanwhile, back at the GOP senate, GOP senators like Tom Cotton are foaming at the mouth about Iran's nuclear deal for peaceful applications.

[montanacowboy]

2. Put the bastard behind bars

he committed Treason and deserves jail no matter what he gave up -stop tip toeing around the T word

Fuck him, he is a traitor to the United States and I hope this judge locks him up

[wryter2000]

4. Do you mean

Lock him up?

[montanacowboy]

6. And throw away the key

getting a taste of his own medicine

[calimary]

30. Yes. Or as he put it at the convention, "yeah! That's right!

...Lock him up!” Just change two letters from his Hillary-hate taunt (from “her” to “him”) and we can quote him directly.

[SkyDaddy7]

42. Was Flynn sentenced?

Or did the judge approve Flynn’s request for delay?

...I can’t find an answer.

[politicaljunkie41910]

51. The judge delayed rendering his decision for 90 days. He told Flynn that he couldn't tell him

whether or not when he returned if he would be incarcerated.

[SkyDaddy7]

55. Yes, I finally found a detailed article...

Thank-you so much for your reply! …I LOVE IT every time These RIGHT WING IDIOTS bring their stupid ideas into the real world & get treated like the POS they are!!

[njhoneybadger]

3. Holy Shit, a judge after my own heart

[GusBob]

5. Sold OUR country out sounds better

more accurate too

[UpInArms]

7. My revulsion for this creature knows no bounds

[Quixote1818]

11. Isn't it Ironic

[0rganism]

19. do ya see the irony?

[klook]

34. "If I -- a guy who knows this business -- if I...if I did a tenth of what she did,

I would be in jail today."

Actually, Gen. Flynn, what you've done is 1,000,000 times worse than anything Sec. Clinton ever did.

So, yeah, you should be in jail today. Let's get this party started!

[onit2day]

43. Acccording to all the polls we live in a leftist liberal country.So why are repubs in charge

[Leghorn21]

8. Delanian tweets:

Shorter Judge Sullivan: What’s all this BS on
Fox News about you being trapped? Flynn: Nevermind.

Link to tweet

[dalton99a]

9. +1

[GopherGal]

40. Chris Hayes Gets It

Flynn was trying to play both sides. Cooperate to get a lighter sentence, but play along with the Fux Snooze line of "the FBI mislead me" to preserve future punditry/other money-raising opportunities to pay his bills on the back of of the moron base.

[PhrankT]

10. I have a question about Flynn's Military standing in all of this

I'm not sure how to state this, but might all of this matter in a possible court marshall?

Even if he's retired from active service, isn't he still military & decorated as well?

Does the Military weigh in on all of Flynn's crimes after they are revealed?

What could they do to Flynn from a military standpoint?

Thanks

[2naSalit]

15. That's an excellent question that I would like answered too! ...nt

[Codifer]

17. He took the oath.

Many of us did.

"I swear to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States of America...."

His assistance in Meuller's investigation should have been voluntary and not bargained for. It was/is his fucking duty. He should embbrace his time in prison like a man.

Period.

[PhrankT]

22. Consider those Soldiers & also Journalists who have lost their lives for all this Country stands for

And, yes, as you say,
"His assistance in Meuller's investigation should have been voluntary and not bargained for. It was/is his fucking duty. He should embbrace his time in prison like a man.

Period."

He makes me sick

[bpj62]

23. General or Flag officer

A a retired General with knowledge of American Tactics as well as a high level clearance Flynn was required to report any contacts as well as any payments he received from foreign entities. He failed to report the money he received from RT for attending that now infamous conference that Putin and Jill Stein were at. This is what started the initial investigation into his activities. This has been a foriegn intelligence investigation from the beginning. Sally Yates tried to warn Trimp off but he ignored and subsequently fired her. Now we know why.

[PhrankT]

24. There is no other way to judge his actions but that of a traitor to his country

He gave up an entire honorable US military career for Russia.

And now we read more coming out as to Turkey.

Massive unforgiveable betrayal.

[majdrfrtim]

38. I joined the military in my 50s with no prior service

at a time when media bloviators accused people with personal views similar to mine of "not supporting the troops" -- or even of "treason." I went to Iraq without a weapon while those bloviators kept bloviating. "Disgust" can't begin to describe the incandescence of my negative reaction to someone like this person who betrays his country and his military uniform for money.

[roscoeroscoe]

48. 2004-2005?

I remember reading in Stars and Stripes about some tough old men and women who were down range while I was there. I was in Tikrit, but I was only 45 so still young.

Flynn is a disgrace. I hope he really got what the judge was saying yesterday.

[majdrfrtim]

56. I went to Iraq in 2008-2009.

Thank you for *your* service, young man!

[Ink Addict]

53. Excuse the personal question, but

without even prior service, how were you able to join - I was under an assumption and per classified ads that age 36 was the cut-off though I thought of that as "age discrimination" where one had already served and trained and had a mainly non-combat MOS???

IMHO, this in-active general should be at best be stripped of an honorable discharge, honors an ribbons, and pension. His crime(s) amount to much more than just the "oops, I didn't register my activities for which I was being paid." At worse, this person committed crimes against the USA, after swearing an oath, to defend its foundations in the Constitution and rules of law by actions that amounted to treason. He should spend the rest of his days locked away in Leavenworth as a matter of national security. I can't imagine having to parse every definition of legal language, and am disgusted at a legal and justice system that apparently lets this slide for "cooperating." It's not arguable to me, judge, he DID sell out America and plotted against American policies that were in place while being given access to national security intelligence; for that, no sentence would be too long.

[majdrfrtim]

57. I tell folks that the fact the military commissioned me in my dotage

is a clear sign that they had scraped the bottom of the barrel because they were so desperate and broken!

I was a noncombatant, though I went outside the wire more than 200 times while I was deployed to combat.

[ronatchig]

25. Six, six, and

A Kick sounds about right for overly entitled P.O.S

[MontanaMama]

31. I wonder if he enjoys a military pension?

That shit should be GONE. A decorated member of the military is guilty of crimes against the United States. He should not be paid another dime of our money.

[PhrankT]

32. Yes. I forgot about the Pension. He probably won't need it in prison anyway.

I just started a thread on this subject since I find it quite fascinating.
And I know so little about Military code.
I never had to think about it till Trump arrived.

[Stargazer09]

46. He does, and he doesn't deserve it

As a retired flag officer, he’s getting a sizable retirement check plus health insurance (which is worth a lot nowadays).

It’s my understanding that he would have to be brought back in active duty for court martial proceedings, and if he’s found guilty, they can strip his retirement benefits from him. I’m not a lawyer, just a veteran who didn’t commit treason, so I’m not sure of the process.

[MontanaMama]

49. Thank you for that information

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and your service. You are correct, Flynn doesn’t deserve that pension. It makes me furious.

[Stargazer09]

54. I'm furious, as well

I just can’t wrap my brain around his actions. He violated so many norms and acted like a traitor to our country. Worst of all, he may not end up serving any prison time or losing his retirement checks. It’s infuriating.

[pecosbob]

35. Court-martial - not 'marshall'

Prosecution under UCMJ is wholly dependent upon the political will within the upper echelons of the military, particularly for a flag officer.

[Mme. Defarge]

12. Holy merde!

[RestoreAmerica2020]

45. Si, holy fucking mierda!!!

💩💩💩💩💩

[Augiedog]

13. Lock him up, lock him up!

[Racerdog1]

14. Smarmy little bastard

To think this piece of shit being a general, treasonous asshole deserves a long sentence.

[Fritz Walter]

20. I hope there's video!

Oh, to have been a fly on the wall.
Even though flies on walls can get hit by shrapnel! It’d be worth it to watch Flynn “visibly shaken.”

[Jersey Devil]

21. Lock him up!

ROFL, I was just thinking Hillary must be on the floor laughing like hell.

[JHan]

26. bwahahah locccckkkkk himmmmm upppppp!

[ffr]

27. Major smackdown, akin to saying to his face, you are a traitor,

get out of my sight!

[spicysista]

28. Boom!

[pecosbob]

33. I hope to see this quote along with Flynn's and Trump's pictures on billboards across the land

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leading up to the next election. This would be a POWERFUL message. Somone with desktop publishing skills should already be on this...

[peggysue2]

36. I share . . .

the judge's disgust and I'm glad he called this out from the bench. Flynn got the deal of a lifetime for being a traitorous weasel. Instead of jumping for joy, he had to smack down the FBI one more time and play to Trumpski's base.

The judge was not amused. Neither was I.

[keithbvadu2]

37. Two generals... Flynn & Arnold

Two generals... Flynn & Arnold

[MagicPond]

39. Sentencing

Does anyone know why he wasn't sentenced? I was hoping he would get a hefty sentence today

[wishstar]

44. Judge is not satisfied with prosecutor's case for recommending such a reduced charge

Former DOJ official on MSNBC speculated that Mueller team will be submitting additional justification to Judge for their recommendation of Flynn not having to serve any time and their giving him a range of only 0 to 6 months, since if Flynn had been charged in the Turkey deal, the range would have been more than the 6 months. Judge wants further clarification from prosecutor regarding Flynn's criminality and cooperation deal before judge makes his final decision.

[MagicPond]

58. Nuts

I don't see how or what they can present that would justify no jail time

[politicaljunkie41910]

52. See my post #51

[wiggs]

41. Do you remember, early on in the investigation Flynn said something like...' no way I'm taking

the fall for this alone...'

I hope one day, soon, we find out what that means.

[marble falls]

47. If I were Flynn I'd hack up everything I knew tout suite.

[ck4829]

50. Kick