Someone From Congress Attempted to Tamper With Russia Probe Witness, Flynn

There’s a reason Donald Trump’s newest appointed lackey, Attorney General William Barr and his Justice Department are fighting and clawing to keep Congress from seeing the unredacted version of Robert Mueller’s final report on Russia (as well as the supporting evidence).

No, it’s not simply because some of those redacted portions are still related to ongoing investigations.

And no, it’s probably not because just before his confirmation, Barr worked for Alfa Bank, an organization inundated with Russian mob money and contacts.

Seriously – is there no one connected to Trump that isn’t tied up with Russians, at this point?

It would appear that getting all the information under scrutiny that is being asked for would prove too damaging to the “NO COLLUSION! NO OBSTRUCTION!” mantra we’re being asked to swallow.

On Thursday, a new window was opened into the report, at least, as far as one particular key player in the probe.

Donald Trump’s first pick for national security adviser, Michael Flynn, cooperated extensively with the Mueller probe after his guilty plea for lying to authorities about his foreign contacts, and now the public is getting a whiff of what he’s been telling.

According to new reports, there is a recently unredacted filing from prosecutors in Flynn’s case that lends to the evidence of attempted obstruction in the Russia probe.

Flynn apparently offered up this information willingly, and it’s troubling, to say the least.

“The defendant informed the government of multiple instances, both before and after his guilty plea, where either he or his attorneys received communications from persons connected to the Administration or Congress that could’ve affected both his willingness to cooperate and the completeness of that cooperation,” according to the newly revealed portion of the filing. “The defendant even provided a voicemail recording of one such communication.”

Keep in mind that this is different than what Robert Mueller included in his final report, with at least ten clear instances of the president working to obstruct the investigation.

This was a member of Congress, stepping outside of his role, in an attempt to influence a key witness in a federal investigation.

As of the time of this writing, we don’t know which member of Congress made the call (or however he reached out), but we can probably take a solid guess.

I’m not ready to name names, but I’m willing to bet it rhymes with: Tevin Munes.

It didn’t stop with the Republican congressman with an “F” Liberty Score, either.

It has also been reported that an attorney for President Trump reached out to Flynn, in a less-than-subtle attempt to get him to “rethink” his cooperation with special counsel and the Russia probe.

In this particular instance, there’s a voicemail to stand as proof.

After Flynn separated his case from Trump’s, withdrawing from a joint defense agreement, the attorney left the message, indicating the president still had “warm feelings” for him.

“On November 23, 2017, Flynn’s attorneys returned the call from the President’s personal Counsel to acknowledge receipt of the voicemail,” according to the report. “Flynn’s attorneys reiterated that they were no longer in a position to share information under any sort of privilege. According to Flynn‘s attorneys, the President‘s personal counsel was indignant and vocal in his disagreement.”

And if you’re wondering which attorney it was, it was apparently John Dowd.

I’m just going to toss this out there: Do innocent people routinely attempt to obstruct investigations, or do they want everything out in the open, to prove their innocence?

Don’t answer. We already know.

The unsealed portion of the filing also details Flynn’s efforts to aid Mueller’s investigation of the Wikileaks email dumping operation. Mueller’s team indicated that Flynn provided “statements made in 2016 by senior campaign officials” that included discussions of the possibility of reaching out to WikiLeaks.

Another reminder, here: WikiLeaks is a Russian cut-out, often working in conjunction with the Kremlin to weaken or thwart our nation.

Flynn’s cooperation with the Mueller probe has apparently been substantial, and this latest news is likely only a portion.

In fact, such has been the level and quality of cooperation, that Mueller’s team have recommended little to no jail time.

Considering other Trump team members nabbed for similar charges are getting anywhere from weeks to months in jail, we have to assume there’s really something here that they’ve grabbed onto.

Unfortunately, the White House and AG Barr are now openly defying the legislative branch of our government, when it comes to being fully transparent with the report and its underlying documents.

The actions of innocence?

Not hardly.