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Mike Flynn's brother lied about preventing Nat'l guardsman from protecting the Capitol (Original Post) LessAspin Dec 2021 OP
Why Hasn't THe Military Punished Flynn? Me. Dec 2021 #1
It's one of the great scandals, and iirc he's been promoted since. OnDoutside Dec 2021 #4
You're Right About THat & It Needs To Be Done Me. Dec 2021 #6
Him too for sure. OnDoutside Dec 2021 #7
His promotion to general was confirmed by the Senate rsdsharp Dec 2021 #25
Court Martial that treasonous SOB! NOW hlthe2b Dec 2021 #2
Trump promoted Gen. Flynn before the insurrection. Cracklin Charlie Dec 2021 #3
The Senate had to confirm the promotion. gab13by13 Dec 2021 #16
Ah-hah! Cracklin Charlie Dec 2021 #18
Hmm... Mike Nelson Dec 2021 #5
WTF is happening in this country? BlueJac Dec 2021 #8
Ditto this! n/t Quakerfriend Dec 2021 #9
WTF is happening in this country? aggiesal Dec 2021 #26
Interesting that the Proud Boys know of the deployment of Nat Guard before DoD top officials Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2021 #10
Who called the Proud Boys leader to tell him the National Guard was on the way? Lonestarblue Dec 2021 #11
Was an article on DU about a week ago KS Toronado Dec 2021 #14
All of the traitors had burner phones, gab13by13 Dec 2021 #19
4th tweet talks about the 2 main militias KS Toronado Dec 2021 #12
IF watched on tv , it's extremely obvious that everything was delayed ! monkeyman1 Dec 2021 #13
Bedtime for Democracy. jalan48 Dec 2021 #15
On the contrary, bedtime soon in a penitentiary for the sedition day conspiracists. Alexander Of Assyria Dec 2021 #24
This NPR article is pretty damning; gab13by13 Dec 2021 #17
But the optics of people getting shot & beaten was just fine with them. n/t aggiesal Dec 2021 #27
It's a point that only a retired JAG would love but TomSlick Dec 2021 #20
I agree, but sadly gab13by13 Dec 2021 #21
Many do not understand what it means to be a Staff Judge Advocate. TomSlick Dec 2021 #23
"...could be refuted with a simple warrant for his cell phone location...? Grins Dec 2021 #22
K&R ck4829 Dec 2021 #28

Me.

(35,454 posts)
1. Why Hasn't THe Military Punished Flynn?
Mon Dec 6, 2021, 10:38 AM
Dec 2021

and are they going to do anything about his brother? And will Congress do anything about his lying to them?

Me.

(35,454 posts)
6. You're Right About THat & It Needs To Be Done
Mon Dec 6, 2021, 10:55 AM
Dec 2021

but without being clear, at all, I was thinking of that traitor Mike Flynn.

Cracklin Charlie

(12,904 posts)
3. Trump promoted Gen. Flynn before the insurrection.
Mon Dec 6, 2021, 10:50 AM
Dec 2021

He got another star. Roger Stone and Mike Flynn got pardons before January 6. The mob at the Capitol each got a $600 “stimmy”.

Trump’s credit is shot…he was having to pre-pay for his coup!

Cracklin Charlie

(12,904 posts)
18. Ah-hah!
Mon Dec 6, 2021, 12:18 PM
Dec 2021

The Senate that approved the promotion didn’t know the star was prepayment for a coup!* Promoting him prior to the insurrection was the only way Flynn could get his payment. Incoming Senate wouldn’t have approved his promotion/star.

Preplanned. Conspiracy.

Lock them up

*or maybe some in the Senate did know…

Mike Nelson

(10,278 posts)
5. Hmm...
Mon Dec 6, 2021, 10:53 AM
Dec 2021

... I don't think we should be judged by a sibling's behavior, but if this is true... well, he needs to not only lose his job, but also be prosecuted.

BlueJac

(7,838 posts)
8. WTF is happening in this country?
Mon Dec 6, 2021, 11:01 AM
Dec 2021

We need to get on this now or lose our country. Call out liars and get them out of the military , they are poisoning our troops and our country! What's left of it!

Bernardo de La Paz

(50,872 posts)
10. Interesting that the Proud Boys know of the deployment of Nat Guard before DoD top officials
Mon Dec 6, 2021, 11:51 AM
Dec 2021

Go to the last tweet in OP. Look at the tweet above it which states this.

Just go to this tweet:


It is in this tweet thread:


Lonestarblue

(11,797 posts)
11. Who called the Proud Boys leader to tell him the National Guard was on the way?
Mon Dec 6, 2021, 11:52 AM
Dec 2021

It would be interesting to see phone records for the phone numbers calling his cell phone around the time the Guard was released to go to the Capitol.

KS Toronado

(19,559 posts)
14. Was an article on DU about a week ago
Mon Dec 6, 2021, 12:01 PM
Dec 2021

Proud boys bought a number of "Burner Phones" with cash to evade being detected.
Hope the FBI can still piece together the who, when, & where with these phones.

gab13by13

(25,177 posts)
19. All of the traitors had burner phones,
Mon Dec 6, 2021, 12:27 PM
Dec 2021

probably paid for by the Koch foundation or the Mercers or Eric Prince. I'm sure those burner phones are in a landfill.

KS Toronado

(19,559 posts)
12. 4th tweet talks about the 2 main militias
Mon Dec 6, 2021, 11:54 AM
Dec 2021

Is this what QublicOns call "A well regulated Militia" ?
Asking for our Democracy.

 

Alexander Of Assyria

(7,839 posts)
24. On the contrary, bedtime soon in a penitentiary for the sedition day conspiracists.
Mon Dec 6, 2021, 01:10 PM
Dec 2021

The evidence is becoming overwhelming, and that’s just the parts that we the great unwashed masses are allowed to witness.

Judgment day is coming for them all to bind them all in handcuffs.

gab13by13

(25,177 posts)
17. This NPR article is pretty damning;
Mon Dec 6, 2021, 12:10 PM
Dec 2021
https://www.npr.org/2021/03/03/973292523/dod-took-hours-to-approve-national-guard-request-during-capitol-riot-commander-s

Lt. Gen. Walter Piatt and Lt. Gen. Charles Flynn were concerned about the optics of sending the National Guard to the scene of the uprising. He told the senators that there were concerns that the presence of uniformed troops might "inflame" the protesters.

TomSlick

(11,872 posts)
20. It's a point that only a retired JAG would love but
Mon Dec 6, 2021, 12:52 PM
Dec 2021

Colonel Earl Matthews is the Staff Judge Advocate for the DC Guard. That means he is the senior lawyer in the DC Guard, on the personal staff of the DC Guard Commander.

For a Staff Judge Advocate to release this statement is very significant.

TomSlick

(11,872 posts)
23. Many do not understand what it means to be a Staff Judge Advocate.
Mon Dec 6, 2021, 12:58 PM
Dec 2021

A Staff Judge Advocate is personally selected for the post by the Judge Advocate General. (There is a reason it is called the Judge Advocate General's Corps - possessive.)

For a Staff Judge Advocate to make such strong assertions against senior general officers is astounding and certainly not made lightly.

Grins

(7,883 posts)
22. "...could be refuted with a simple warrant for his cell phone location...?
Mon Dec 6, 2021, 12:55 PM
Dec 2021

Why would a "patriot" need a warrant?

Wouldn't a proud "patriot" in uniform offer that up immediately? IMMEDIATELY???

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