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-Lurid Crime Tales-

FBI Director Wray Pushed to Withhold Exculpatory Evidence In Michael Flynn Case

2020-04-25

[Red State] If current FBI Director Christopher Wray didn’t show himself to be the wrong man for the job with his ridiculous response to the recent FISA abuse revelations, here’s more fuel to throw on that fire.

According to sources, Wray not only knew about the exculpatory evidence now being present by Sydney Powell, lawyer for Michael Flynn, he also fought to keep it hidden. That’s the latest report via The Daily Caller.

Federal Bureau of Investigations Director Christopher Wray fought to prevent exculpatory evidence from surfacing in the case of President Donald Trump’s former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, a source with direct knowledge of the situation tells Daily Caller.

New court documents were filed in Flynn’s case Friday containing the aforementioned exculpatory evidence, commonly referred to as Brady Material. Flynn’s attorney, Sidney Powell, announced the new filing on Twitter. She has repeatedly accused the FBI and Justice Department of hiding evidence in the case.

Powell gave a statement on the matter today.

"This afternoon, the government produced to Mr. Flynn stunning Brady evidence that proves Mr. Flynn’s allegations of having been deliberately set up and framed by corrupt agents at the top of the FBI," Powell wrote in an additional filing. "The government has deliberately suppressed this evidence from the inception of this prosecution—knowing there was no crime by Mr. Flynn."

If Wray was indeed involved, it wouldn’t be surprising at all. The idea that he wouldn’t know such evidence exists given the high profile nature of the case seems unlikely. Given that, the fact that the FBI had to be drug kicking and screaming to finally produce it is very concerning. As I noted, Wray’s response to the FISA abuse scandal was also incredibly concerning, as he seemingly glossed over the issues in a way that even made the FISA court itself push back.

Related: Red State - A Happy Ending for Gen. Michael Flynn? DOJ Finally Turns Over Long Withheld Brady Docs and His Lawyer is Smiling

Posted by:Besoeker

#12 Fire him, and keep firing down the chain of command until you find one that did the right things.

Posted by: Marilyn Tojo7566 2020-04-25 23:17

#11 That hair, that jutting jaw, the sneer of cold command...

With some tats, he could be lead singer in a boy band

Maroon 6 Maroons

Posted by: Lex 2020-04-25 14:34

#10 Some G-Men need to go to jail.

Posted by: Iblis 2020-04-25 14:02

#9 The government should compensate Flynn for loss of income and legal expenses. Take it out of Wray's pension.

Posted by: Abu Uluque 2020-04-25 13:21

#8 Through the civil rights book at him. He needs to see how it is on the inside of the prison system

Posted by: Alaska Paul 2020-04-25 11:55

#7 Everyone is upset about Wray, but I think Trump chose him correctly. He's utterly frozen in place.

Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-04-25 09:40

#6 These slimy Bureau pukes ... Geeesh. J. Edgar, where are you?

Posted by: Clem 2020-04-25 08:51

#5 Yah, but that hair.

Posted by: Dopey Thaiter8666 2020-04-25 08:42

#4 Watch judge Madame Defarge ignore the corruption. It will be thrown out on appeal solely on this.

Posted by: Procopius2k 2020-04-25 07:55

#3 Indict him.
Durham, batter up

Posted by: Lex 2020-04-25 06:23

#2 If Wray was indeed involved, it wouldn’t be surprising at all.

No, not surprising at all. But it will certainly confirm long-held suspecions.

Posted by: Besoeker 2020-04-25 05:28

#1 A bureaucrat is a bureaucrat is a bureaucrat.

Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-04-25 05:28

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