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    well... also just read that while he's resigning from his post, he is still sticking around as the special counsel. so i guess the fight lives on!

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    DOD refers report on Flynn to the US Army on receiving payments as a foreign agent without permission. Flynn faces tens of thousands of dollars in fines.

    Flynn received nearly $600,000 in 2015-6 to represent Turkish and Russian interests. He did not seek permission for the DOD before becoming a agent for two foreign countries, as required by DOD guidelines. Nor did he register as a foreign agent before Trump fired him for lying to Mike Pence.

    Apparently the US Army punishes emoluments violations.


    The Defense Department's internal watchdog has concluded a long-delayed investigation into Michael Flynn, defense officials said Friday, sending its findings to the Army in a case that could bring tens of thousands of dollars in financial penalties for former president Donald Trump's first national security adviser.


    The investigation focuses on Flynn's acceptance of money from Russian and Turkish interests before joining the Trump administration, a potential violation of the Cons ution's emoluments clause. With few exceptions, U.S. officials, including retired service members like Flynn, are prohibited from accepting money or gifts from foreign governments. Flynn retired from the Army as a three-star general in 2014.


    The inspector general's investigation, opened in April 2017, was put on hold for more than three years amid a broader scandal that included a criminal investigation of Flynn by the Justice Department — part of what would become the investigation of Trump's first presidential campaign and Russian interference in the 2016 election led by former FBI director Robert Mueller III.
    After Trump's pardon, the Justice Department gave approval for the Defense Department inspector general's office to resume its investigation, said Dwrena Allen, a spokeswoman for acting inspector general Sean O'Donnell. The watchdog's office closed its investigation one week after the Biden administration took office, and forwarded its findings to the Army.


    "On January 27, 2021, we closed our investigation against LTG Flynn and forwarded several administrative matters to the Acting Secretary of the Army for review and appropriate action," Allen's statement said. LTG stands for lieutenant general, Flynn's rank at retirement.
    https://www.stripes.com/news/us/army...-firm-1.665623

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    They’ll get their slapped just like they did the first time they tried him.

    “There is no substantial evidence that Rafiekian agreed to operate subject to the direction or control of the Turkish government,” Trenga wrote as he ordered the acquittal of the 67-year-old Iranian-American businessman and former board member for the U.S. Export-Import Bank.

    “There is no evidence of any statements by Rafiekian that would allow a rational juror to find that Rafiekian had agreed to operate as an agent of the Turkish government, or that he thought he was acting as a Turkish agent,” the judge added.

    https://www.politico.com/story/2019/...iekian-1510719
    4th Circuit reverses, says the lower court got it wrong.

    As noted, Trump's pardon covers "the Turkey stuff," so Flynn is in the clear, but Rafiekian's conviction makes it clear the Flynn Intelligence Group was operating outside the law.

    Bottom line: looks like Flynn needed the pardon because he's guilty as of being an unregistered agent of Turkey.






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    You need a hobby
    This is a hobby.

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    (Posting from band practice just now)

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    (Posting from band practice just now)
    Kidding or serious? Cool if true. Tell more.

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    (Posting from band practice just now)
    Sad

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    Kidding or serious? Cool if true. Tell more.
    I play bass guitar in a trio. Mostly original music, the singing and some of the song structures are *countryish,* but the leader of the band has roots in punk and technical metal. Tony Rice flatpicking style, but electric.

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    Dude, have you ever been in a band? There are breaks.

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    I play bass guitar in a trio. Mostly original music, the singing and some of the song structures are *countryish,* but the leader of the band has roots in punk and technical metal. Tony Rice flatpicking style, but electric.
    Nice. I used to play a 5 string bass and sing backup in an originals alt country band.

    Then we sold out and now we do hair metal covers. I passed along the bass to someone who plays a lot better and just focus on the singing.

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    Whats your hobby?

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    You need a hobby
    tbh

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    Dude, have you ever been in a band? There are breaks.
    I'm a luthier. Haven't been in a band in many years. I've played guitar for over 30 years, so I'm no slouch. I used to have a large collection, but I've down scaled to my four favorite guitars.

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    best song we heard tonight wasn't one of ours, it was this


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    laughing with you, at me!

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    Nice. I used to play a 5 string bass and sing backup in an originals alt country band.

    Then we sold out and now we do hair metal covers. I passed along the bass to someone who plays a lot better and just focus on the singing.
    Is it fun?

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    best song we heard tonight wasn't one of ours, it was this



    That was good, but over a decade old.

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    as bad as we suck, the singer can sing and the songs are pretty good.

    the most important thing is that the singer can sing.

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    That was good, but over a decade old.
    man, that's like the hauteur of the record store clerk back in college.

    are you still listening to that?


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    I like these dudes


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    very pristine

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    This kid may be the best finger style guitarist in the world


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    You know, you could have thanked me for pushing Turkey instead of Russia, which was the fashionable thing to do at the time.

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