TOP FBI lawyer James Baker:
“How do you assess § 1001 (false statements) when you wouldn’t prosecute the underlying crime?”
Big concession that this wasn’t about the broader Crossfile Hurricane investigation. pic.twitter.com/VpCGnsRJHC
— Techno Fog (@Techno_Fog) October 7, 2020
Assessment of whether Flynn is in a “covert relationship w/ Russia”:
“No, probably not based on facts to date and interview.”
Will be necessary to compare this to the Flynn NSLs handled by Clinesmith. Possible predication issues. (See pic) pic.twitter.com/s9jTu7DdRb
— Techno Fog (@Techno_Fog) October 7, 2020
Here we see the dubious Russia “blackmail” theory emerge. Notable that there was no discussion of materiality.
Also – concession that “we left [Flynn] in position to not correct record b/c we didn’t confront him”
Full doc:https://t.co/V93ggPveWQ pic.twitter.com/XIFyJsgQx3
— Techno Fog (@Techno_Fog) October 7, 2020