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Michael Flynn's brother involved in military response of Capitol invasion — but Army covered it up: report
January 20, 2021
On Wednesday, The Washington Post revealed that the U.S. Army falsely denied for days that the brother of former President Donald Trump's disgraced ex-National Security Adviser Michael Flynn was involved in decision-making during the military response to the Capitol invasion two weeks ago.
"Charles Flynn confirmed in a statement issued to The Washington Post on Wednesday that he was in the room for a tense Jan. 6 phone call during which the Capitol Police and D.C. officials pleaded with the Pentagon to dispatch the National Guard urgently, but top Army officials expressed concern about having the Guard at the Capitol," reported Dan Lamothe, Paul Sonne, Carol D. Leonnig, and Aaron Davis. "Flynn left the room before the meeting was over, anticipating that then-Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy, who was in another meeting, would soon take action to deploy more guard members, he said."
<p>"One official directly familiar with the situation said there was concern in both the Army and National Guard about possible political fallout if it was discovered that Flynn was involved in the Army's deliberations," said the report. "That is despite it being commonplace that the person in Flynn's role would have been involved."</p><p>Flynn, who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his discussions with the Russian foreign minister before receiving a pardon from Trump, has in recent years become a supporter of the QAnon conspiracy theory, which held that Trump was secretly trying to defeat a group of Satanic pedophiles who control the federal government.</p>
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Trump still faces criminal and civil liability for phone call to rig Georgia election: Law professor
January 20, 2021
On MSNBC Wednesday, Fordham Law professor Jed Shugerman explained how former President Trump is still potentially on the hook for his phone calls to Georgia officials trying to demand they "find" extra votes for him — both civilly and criminally.
"I think legal commentators have been too cautious and too wary of claiming exactly what is on that phone call," said Shugerman. "When he asks for the Georgia secretary of state to find votes, he's not in good faith saying, you know, look around, you know, the gymnasiums for votes, he's saying exactly find 10,000 xxx votes which could give him exactly the number. Just because someone thinks an election is not fair doesn't mean you get to print fraudulently 11,000 votes. That's a crime."
<p>"People say, well, it is going to be really hard to prove that beyond a reasonable doubt," continued Shugerman. "That's not the status at the beginning of an investigation. We're talking about whether there is probable cause for investigation and indictment. And I think that's clearly met. So there is that question."</p><p>"I also think that we should be talking about his civil liability," added Shugerman. "I think that we could be seeing civil litigation and depositions to find out Trump's personal liability in tort cases for the insurrection, for the deaths and injuries that happened on January 6th."</p><p><span></span>Watch below:<br/></p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ajdYUgWifDQ" width="640"></iframe>
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Republican loyalist installed at NSA by Trump being placed on leave pending investigation: report
January 20, 2021
On Wednesday, CBS News' Catherine Herridge reported that Michael Ellis, a Republican operative installed as general counsel to the National Security Agency, has been placed on administrative leave — the same week he started work.
According to the report, Ellis' investigation is now being investigated by the inspector general of the Department of Defense, amid accusations that he improperly handled classified information.
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