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A funny thing happened on the way to impeaching Donald Trump. After two-years of investigations by a highly politicized FBI and a Special Counsel\u00a0stacked with Clinton supporters, Robert Mueller’s probe has\u00a0resulted in the resignation of National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, the arrests of Paul Manafort and Rick Gates,\u00a0and the indictment of 13 Russian nationals on allegations of\u00a0hacking the 2016 election<\/a>\u00a0– along with the raid of Trump’s personal attorney, Michael Cohen.<\/p>\n The nation has been on the edge of insanity waiting for that much-promised and long awaited link tying President Trump to Vladimir Putin we were all promised, only to find out that there\u00a0is no link<\/strong>, the deck appears to have been\u00a0heavily stacked against Donald Trump\u00a0<\/strong>by bad actors operating at the highest levels of the FBI, DOJ, Obama admin and Clinton camp, and the real Russian conspiracy in the 2016 election was the participation of high level\u00a0Kremlin sources<\/a>\u00a0used in the anti-Trump dossier that Hillary Clinton paid for.<\/p>\n Now, as the\u00a0out-of-control investigation moves from the headlines and into court,\u00a0the all-encompassing “witch hunt,” as Trump calls it,\u00a0<\/strong>may be\u00a0in serious jeopardy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n As of Friday,\u00a0three separate Judges have rendered harsh setbacks to the Mueller investigation\u00a0<\/b>– demanding, if you can believe it,\u00a0facts<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0evidence<\/em><\/u>\u00a0to back up the Special Counsel’s\u00a0claims – in\u00a0unredacted<\/em>\u00a0format as one Judge demands, or risk having the cases tossed out altogether.<\/p>\n The first major setback happened\u00a0in February<\/a><\/strong>, when the federal judge assigned to the criminal case against Trump’s former National Security Advisor,\u00a0Judge Emmet G. Sullivan<\/em>\u00a0ordered Mueller’s team to turn over any “exculpatory evidence” to Flynn’s defense.<\/p>\n Instead, Judge Emmet G. Sullivan issued the order “sua sponte,” or at his discretion, invoking the “Brady Rule” –\u00a0which requires prosecutors to turn over previously unfiled evidence that might have a material impact on a defendant’s case<\/strong>. Two days before Sullivan issued the order, Mueller filed a motion for a protective order regarding the use of evidence in the case, including “sensitive materials,” which would be provided to Flynn’s lawyers by the office of the Special Counsel.<\/p>\n This\u00a0development generated a significant buzz in conservative circles,\u00a0with the implication being that perhaps Flynn\u00a0might not have pleaded guilty in light of certain evidence<\/strong>.<\/p>\n We also know that the FBI agents who interviewed Flynn – one of whom was anti-Trump counterintelligence agent Peter Strzok,\u00a0did not think Flynn was lying to them –\u00a0<\/strong>something James Comey was recently\u00a0caught lying about<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>himself.<\/p>\n Fox<\/em>‘s Judge Andrew Napolitano thought Sullivan’s decision at the time was a complete bombshell.<\/p>\n “Why would he we want that after General Flynn has already pleaded guilty? That is unheard of. He must suspect a defect in the guilty plea. Meaning,\u00a0he must have reason to believe that General Flynn pleaded guilty for some reason other than guilt.<\/strong>” –Andrew Napolitano<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
![Kremlin sources<\/a>\u00a0used in the anti-Trump dossier that Hillary Clinton paid for.<\/p>\nNow, as the\u00a0out-of-control investigation moves from the headlines and into court,\u00a0the all-encompassing “witch hunt,” as Trump calls it,\u00a0<\/strong>may be\u00a0in serious jeopardy<\/strong>.<\/p>\nAs of Friday,\u00a0three separate Judges have rendered harsh setbacks to the Mueller investigation\u00a0<\/b>– demanding, if you can believe it,\u00a0facts<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0evidence<\/em><\/u>\u00a0to back up the Special Counsel’s\u00a0claims – in\u00a0unredacted<\/em>\u00a0format as one Judge demands, or risk having the cases tossed out altogether.<\/p>\nThe first major setback happened\u00a0in February<\/a><\/strong>, when the federal judge assigned to the criminal case against Trump’s former National Security Advisor,\u00a0Judge Emmet G. Sullivan<\/em>\u00a0ordered Mueller’s team to turn over any “exculpatory evidence” to Flynn’s defense.<\/p>\nInstead, Judge Emmet G. Sullivan issued the order “sua sponte,” or at his discretion, invoking the “Brady Rule” –\u00a0which requires prosecutors to turn over previously unfiled evidence that might have a material impact on a defendant’s case<\/strong>. Two days before Sullivan issued the order, Mueller filed a motion for a protective order regarding the use of evidence in the case, including “sensitive materials,” which would be provided to Flynn’s lawyers by the office of the Special Counsel.<\/p>\nThis\u00a0development generated a significant buzz in conservative circles,\u00a0with the implication being that perhaps Flynn\u00a0might not have pleaded guilty in light of certain evidence<\/strong>.<\/p>\nWe also know that the FBI agents who interviewed Flynn – one of whom was anti-Trump counterintelligence agent Peter Strzok,\u00a0did not think Flynn was lying to them –\u00a0<\/strong>something James Comey was recently\u00a0caught lying about<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>himself.<\/p>\nFox<\/em>‘s Judge Andrew Napolitano thought Sullivan’s decision at the time was a complete bombshell.<\/p>\n“Why would he we want that after General Flynn has already pleaded guilty? That is unheard of. He must suspect a defect in the guilty plea. Meaning,\u00a0he must have reason to believe that General Flynn pleaded guilty for some reason other than guilt.<\/strong>” –Andrew Napolitano<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n](\"http:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/sources%20%283%29_1.png\"){kind=link}