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DeminPennswoods

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12. The prosecutors recommended 0 jail time

Reply to OnDoutside (Original post)

Thu Jun 13, 2019, 08:06 AM

Jun 2019

Why on earth would you hire a lawyer who is likely to spew nutty conspiracy theories to a judge who already has asked if your client could have committed treason? Why would anyone think going to jail and getting a pardon later is better than 0 time at all in prison? Why would you risk putting indictment of your son back on the prosecution's menu?

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LOL !!! Michael Flynn's new lawyer has been named .... [View all] OnDoutside Jun 2019 OP

Was Orly Taitz not available? gratuitous Jun 2019 #1

Should be fun to see Judge Sullivan's reaction ! OnDoutside Jun 2019 #2

The Orly bird crashed onto the roof of a building somewhere a while back. nt Xipe Totec Jun 2019 #3

ROFL malaise Jun 2019 #7

They must add extra lead in the water in Dallas struggle4progress Jun 2019 #4

From the headline, I expected Rudy G. keithbvadu2 Jun 2019 #5

This is real? I will bet Mike Flynn withheld key information. He is beyond help and down a rabbit UniteFightBack Jun 2019 #6

When he hires lawyers like this, I'd say you are almost certainly right. OnDoutside Jun 2019 #8

No remorse and no regret. The only regret he has is pleading guilty and 'cooperating'. UniteFightBack Jun 2019 #13

Incredible. Just how many attorneys must have turned him down? Hortensis Jun 2019 #9

My guess is that this isn't about hiring top lawyers, it's more about Flynn and his son continuing OnDoutside Jun 2019 #10

The judge is going to love this. LOL. Vinca Jun 2019 #11

The prosecutors recommended 0 jail time DeminPennswoods Jun 2019 #12