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Former Trump aide Flynn says lobbying may have helped Turkey

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https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/...mits-turkey-lobbying-205316766--politics.html

[FONT=&quot]Under the Foreign Agent Registration Act, U.S. citizens who lobby on behalf of foreign government or political entities must disclose their work to the Justice Department. Willfully failing to register is a felony, though the Justice Department rarely files criminal charges in such cases. They routinely work with lobbying firms to get back in compliance with the law by registering and disclosing their work.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Flynn's attorney did not respond to questions about whether the Justice Department or FBI had contacted Flynn about his lobbying activities.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Flynn's consulting firm, Flynn Intel Group Inc., had previously disclosed to Congress that it worked for Inovo BV, a Dutch-based company owned by a Turkish businessman. But neither Flynn nor his company had previously filed paperwork with the Justice Department, which requires more extensive transparency about work that benefits foreign governments and political interests.[/FONT]
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So... he's not just calling up the Russians, he was lobbying for the Republic of Turkey... currently led by that beacon of democracy... Erdogan.
 
Yeah... there has yet to be any actual evidence that Flynn was doing anything wrong and in fact may have not been doing anything illegal at all.

"A current U.S. intelligence official tells NPR's Mary Louise Kelly that there is no evidence of criminal wrongdoing in the transcripts of former national security adviser Michael Flynn's conversations with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, although the official noted that doesn't rule out the possibility of illegal actions." (Intelligence Official: Transcripts Of Flynn's Calls Don't Show Criminal Wrongdoing : The Two-Way : NPR)

But let the Russia baiting and now Turkey baiting conspiracies continue.
 
Mr. Invisible said:
Yeah... there has yet to be any actual evidence that Flynn was doing anything wrong and in fact may have not been doing anything illegal at all.

"A current U.S. intelligence official tells NPR's Mary Louise Kelly that there is no evidence of criminal wrongdoing in the transcripts of former national security adviser Michael Flynn's conversations with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, although the official noted that doesn't rule out the possibility of illegal actions." (Intelligence Official: Transcripts Of Flynn's Calls Don't Show Criminal Wrongdoing : The Two-Way : NPR)

But let the Russia baiting and now Turkey baiting conspiracies continue.
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I hope you come to the understanding that you can't go against the Trump administration's decision to fire him.... not for the calls... but for lying to the VP.... while arguing that the guy did nothing criminal and this is all a fuss about nothing. Let's say you are correct, and Michael Flynn did nothing criminally wrong. Great, we got that out of the way. It doesn't change that pesky problem of him being fired for being A LOT less than honest to the VP....

It's not like whatever he supposedly lied about was who ate the last muffin in the fridge. If the administration is telling the truth, whatever he lied about, made him so untrustworthy, that he couldn't be in his position anymore.

I don't know how either possibility helps your defense of Flynn.
 
So much for the draining of the swamp ...
 
Chomsky said:
So much for the draining of the swamp ...
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You do remember Pelosi started draining the swamp first, in 2007. How did that work out?

 
coldjoint said:
You do remember Pelosi started draining the swamp first, in 2007. How did that work out?
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Cool, 90% of posters in this forum weren't even here when that happened.

Would you like us to dig up non-existent discussions held by the posters who weren't here 10 years ago when this happened?
 
Hatuey said:
Cool, 90% of posters in this forum weren't even here when that happened.

Would you like us to dig up non-existent discussions held by the posters who weren't here 10 years ago when this happened?
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I guess it is called history. They should know.
 
I read it but I fail to find the problem. My understanding is that there is no legal requirement to register, he was not working for Turkey when he was working for us, his agreement with Trump as a condition of the gig did not take hold till the swearing in so all that gab is the throwing of sand in our eyes...

I draw a blank.
 
coldjoint said:
I guess it is called history. They should know.
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Oh okay, history. That's nice.

What would you like us to do about what was said 10 years ago... you know, since your never ending meme is 'WHAT DID YOU DO BACK WAY BACK WHEN, HUH?' - how would you like us to show you what the posters you're talking to did 10 years ago.
 
Hatuey said:
Oh okay, history. That's nice.

What would you like us to do about what was said 10 years ago... you know, since your never ending meme is 'WHAT DID YOU DO BACK WAY BACK WHEN, HUH?' - how would you like us to show you what the posters you're talking to did 10 years ago.
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That is hardly my meme. You have me confused with someone else. Hypocrisy is not time stamped.
 
coldjoint said:
That is hardly my meme. You have me confused with someone else. Hypocrisy is not time stamped.
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Really? So there was no point in asking this poster what he thought about something that happened 10 years ago? Okay.
 
Hatuey said:
Really? So there was no point in asking this poster what he thought about something that happened 10 years ago? Okay.
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There is no point in talking to you about it, is there?
 
coldjoint said:
There is no point in talking to you about it, is there?
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You seem to want to know what a person who wasn't here 10 years ago thought about something that happened 10 years ago. Why?

Trump won, you know.
 
Hatuey said:
You seem to want to know what a person who wasn't here 10 years ago thought about something that happened 10 years ago. Why?

Trump won, you know.
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What part of the post you quoted didn't you understand?
 
coldjoint said:
What part of the post you quoted didn't you understand?
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I understood all of it, I'm just not sure what the relevance of his thoughts on something happening 10 years have to do with something happening literally this week.

Here is to hoping you will explain and say something silly.
 
Hatuey said:
I understood all of it, I'm just not sure what the relevance of his thoughts on something happening 10 years have to do with something happening literally this week.

Here is to hoping you will explain and say something silly.
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I already told you discussing it with you is a waste of time. Keep asking and you will get the same answer.
 
coldjoint said:
I already told you discussing it with you is a waste of time. Keep asking and you will get the same answer.
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Okay, so you want to discuss something that happened 10 years ago. I was here. You weren't. Neither was the other poster. What would you like us to discuss? Your newly developed opinion on something from 10 years ago?

Okay. Go on.
 
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