Flynn's real crime?
Tom Paine
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Update
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Now some media people are saying the Flynn case has been totally separated from Russia and focuses only on Turkey. But I wonder:
Turkey indicts 28 people, including cleric Gulen, for 2016 assassination of Russian envoy (November 23, 2018)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-security-diplomacy/turkey-indicts-28-people-including-cleric-gulen-for-2016-assassination-of-russian-envoy-idUSKCN1NS1H3
Do't know if there's any truth to these charges, but maybe Putin wants him as much as Erdogan does.
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On Sunday, I tweeted this:
Gulen is currently residing at his compound in NE PA. Flynn got in trouble for
— Tom Paine (@phillytechnews) December 16, 2018
suggesting Gulen be sent back to Turkey without due process. Trump admin should be watched carefully on this. Does PA have any say? https://t.co/MZFjjLCB1k
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Today, this appeared:
Michael Flynn’s business partner charged with illegally lobbying for Turkey https://t.co/WBJ3sUMBDo
— Tom Paine (@phillytechnews) December 17, 2018
If I recall correctly, Flynn's involvement in this is what the Feds considered his real crime. In transition staff meetings, Flynn reportedly suggested how Gulen might be removed from the US without due process (extradition).
Getting the plea from Flynn on the minor perjury charge may have gotten him off the hook on Turkey-related charges in return.
I don't know enough about Turkish politics and religious schisms to be able to judge whether Gulen is good or bad, but I certainly wouldn't hand him over to Erdogan unless there is verifiable overwhelming evidence against him. It could cost him his life.
And as for Flynn, this demonstrates his lack of judgement and ethics.
