DrMaddVibe wrote:You need to stop lying.
Flynn admitted to both working for Turkey and for contacts with the Russian ambassador while under oath during his guilty plea at trial and during his sentencing hearing. Here are some relevant quotes from the
transcript of his sentencing plea: --not my words...
THE COURT: Do you understand that by maintaining your
guilty plea and continuing with sentencing, you will give up your
right forever to challenge the circumstances under which you were
interviewed?
THE DEFENDANT: Yes, Your Honor.
...
THE COURT: At the time of your January 24th, 2017
interview with the FBI, were you not aware that lying to FBI
investigators was a federal crime?
THE DEFENDANT: I was not -- I was aware.
THE COURT: You were aware?
THE DEFENDANT: Yeah.
...
THE COURT: Do you feel that you were competent and
capable of entering into a guilty plea when you pled guilty on
December 1st, 2017?
THE DEFENDANT: I do, Your Honor.
...
THE COURT: All right. Thank you, Counsel. Thank you
both.
Mr. Flynn, anything else you want to discuss with me about
your plea of guilty? This is not a trick. I'm not trying to
trick you. If you want some time to withdraw your plea or try to
withdraw your plea, I'll give you that time. If you want to
proceed because you are guilty of this offense, I will finally
accept your plea.
THE DEFENDANT: I would like to proceed, Your Honor.
THE COURT: All right. Because you are guilty of this
offense?
THE DEFENDANT: Yes, Your Honor.
...
THE COURT: The Statement of Facts further describes Mr. Flynn's false
statements. One, Mr. Flynn falsely stated that he did not ask
the Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak to refrain from, quote,
escalating the situation, end quote, in response to sanctions the
Obama Administration had imposed upon Russia.
On December the 28th, 2016, then-President Obama signed
Executive Order 13757 which was to take effect on December the
29th, 2016. The executive order announced sanctions against
Russia as a response to Russia's interference in the 2016
presidential election.
On December the 28th, 2016, the ambassador contacted
Mr. Flynn. The next day Mr. Flynn called a senior transition
official who was with other senior officials at the Mar-a-Lago
Resort. They discussed the sanctions and their shared desire
that Russia not escalate the situation.
...
Turkish officials had supervised, approved, and directed the
work his company performed.
Mr. Flynn also made false statements by stating that his
company's Turkey project was, quote, focused on improving U.S.
business organizations' confidence regarding doing business with
Turkey, end quote, when that was not the primary purpose.
Finally, Mr. Flynn made a false statement that an op-ed he
published in the Hill on November 8th, 2016 was written at his
own initiative, when it was actually written for Turkey's benefit
at its direction and under its supervision.
At the time the Turkish officials were directing and
supervising this work, Mr. Flynn was also serving as a senior
national security official on the Trump Campaign.
Note: Flynn admitted to these statements while under oath, as he was pleading guilty.