The Department of Justice has tapped an outside prosecutor to review the case of former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn. That prosecutor is Jeff Jensen, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri. Reporter Carol Lee at NBC News has an article that, despite a heavy serving of anti-Trump and anti-Barr polemics, offers some insight. She focuses on the aspect of the case that early on drew my attention--the lack of any reasonable predication for investigating Flynn's perfectly normal contacts with the Russian ambassador. In other words, her focus is on the actual interview of Flynn by Peter Strzok and Joe Pientka:
UPDATED: Barr Opens Investigation Of Flynn Case
UPDATED: Barr Opens Investigation Of Flynn…
UPDATED: Barr Opens Investigation Of Flynn Case
The Department of Justice has tapped an outside prosecutor to review the case of former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn. That prosecutor is Jeff Jensen, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri. Reporter Carol Lee at NBC News has an article that, despite a heavy serving of anti-Trump and anti-Barr polemics, offers some insight. She focuses on the aspect of the case that early on drew my attention--the lack of any reasonable predication for investigating Flynn's perfectly normal contacts with the Russian ambassador. In other words, her focus is on the actual interview of Flynn by Peter Strzok and Joe Pientka: