- Moderator
- #41
You have a short grasp of history. But if you mean the ongoing investigation into Russian meddling in our election and potential involvement of members of the Trump campaign - here is how justice works (for those that don't have a clue).
First, there has to be evidence of a crime committed. Then follows an investigation, people are indicted and charged. Then there is a trial (or plea bargain) and then - if guilty - sentencing.
So far - a handful of people have been charged/found guilty/undergoing trial. Chief among them Flynn, Manafort, Page. The investigation is ongoing. When it concludes we shall see if "justice" has been served. This is not done in the court of public opinion where you don't have access to all the information and more and more people seem to be relying on opinion over facts (of which there aren't a lot available).
Page got a get of jail free card yesterday!
Flynn will probably follow suit.
Manafort and his associate being charged has nothing to do with Trump.
Where?
Flynn has already pled guilty.
So? Prosecutorial misconduct will probably have the judge throwing out his plea.
What specific misconduct?
From the memorandum we discovered that the FBI lied in their FISA application regarding Page. Did they do the same thing regarding Flynn? Page will walk because they violated his Constitutional rights.
Enquiring minds want to know.
No...we didn't discover anything given that the accuracy of the memorandum is hotly debated. I really wouldn't trust a partisan document written in concert with the very administration under investigation to be reliable on it's own without seeing the opposition memo. The IG investigation however, will be the most accurate.