GOP candidate: Michael Flynn trying to run extortion plot on U.S. officials to reinstall Trump

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GOP candidate: Michael Flynn trying to run extortion plot on U.S. officials to reinstall Trump:
Pennsylvania Senate candidate Everett Stern made the bombshell accusation in a press conference Saturday

A Republican Senate candidate alleged over the weekend that former national security adviser Gen. Michael Flynn is attempting to run an extortion plot on elected officials in a number of states, with the apparent end goal of pushing conspiratorial election audits that will ultimately propel former President Donald Trump back into office.

Everett Stern, a businessman who owns a private intelligence firm called "Tactical Rabbit" and is running for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, held a press conference Saturday to share what he had found, later tweeting out a link to the video of his remarks titled, "Everett Stern Releases New Evidence of Ongoing Domestic terror Threat Links to General Michael T. Flynn."

"I'm here today not as a candidate running for U.S. Senate, I'm here as a citizen who is genuinely concerned about our country, sincerely concerned about the undermining of our democracy," Stern says in the opening moments of his statement. He also claimed to be in touch with federal law enforcement about the situation.

Because of his intelligence background, Stern claims at least two people representing a Flynn-linked group called "Patriot Caucus" approached him earlier this year after a speech with an offer to hire his firm to gather "dirt" on officials and recruit others to assist in the plot. At one point, one of the men allegedly told Stern that they had retained the services of active intelligence officials "both domestic and foreign."

"They wanted to gather intelligence on senators, judges, congressmen, state Reps, to move them towards the audit. The word 'move' was emphasized tremendously," Stern said. "It was clear to me what they wanted was not traditional opposition research — what they wanted was to extort and to literally move people towards the audit with dirt."

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More at link:
https://www.salon.com/2021/10/31/candidate-michael-flynn-trying-to-run-extortion-scheme-on-us-officials-to-reinstall/

[OAITW r.2.0]

1. Sounds bombshell, but-

(1) He's running as a Republican
(2) He well could be promoting disinformation. He does have an intel backgound, afterall.

Stir the pot and promote more Trumpian votes in his general election. When the DOJ charges....I will start paying close attention.

[calimary]

2. They'll try ANYTHING.

And whatever isn’t SLAMMED DOWN, HARD, will be hauled out again, maybe with just a tiny change of wording next time, so maybe you won’t notice.

[mahina]

3. This had better get dealt with.

[Irish_Dem]

4. I wonder how long Flynn has been doing this?

Somehow I doubt he just started extorting others to do his bidding.

Years ago Obama said Flynn was very bad news.

[JoeOtterbein]

5. I think I can safely say that after saying that, Stern has about...

...0% of winning the PA RWNJ primary next year!

[rockfordfile]

6. Then he should be arrested.

[2naSalit]

7. Flynn has been...

A clear and present danger all along. I'm sure he helped create the network of fear among those helpers in Congress and others.

[ecstatic]

8. This isn't going to end until these people are behind bars

Lock. Them. Up. NOW!!

[demosurvivor]

9. Now we know why this POS

was pardoned. Friggin CHUMP comes thru again with more incredible corruption.

[thenelm1]

10. We're two days short of the anniversary of the last election, and these dumbasses still...

are still shamelessly playing their juvenile games and totally insensible as to what and how the Constitution works as regards presidential succession. Not to mention, how the ever-living hell did an ignorant knob like Flynn ever rise to the rank of General? He took an oath to defend the Constitution, but he's as clueless about that oath, one he took years before TFG ever presented for public office, as TFG himself.

[lindysalsagal]

11. They're targeting Manchin and sinema. I believe it.

Dirty rotten scoundrels.

[Mad_Machine76]

12. I would not be surprised

If people have already actually been extorted. It would explain a lot of these pushes for “audits” in various states.

[elias7]

13. Problem with being the party of lies, no one knows if you're telling the truth