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TomSlick

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7. i think you have this one pegged.

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #3)

Wed Jan 15, 2020, 12:21 AM

Jan 2020

My bet is that a day after the election - whoever wins - Trump will issue a raft of pardons.

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Stop!!,something's fishy, these breadcrumbs are too easy to follow, Flynn asked for a jury trial,how [View all] Demonaut Jan 2020 OP

My bet is that the Judge does not allow withdrawal of the guilty plea. TomSlick Jan 2020 #1

I heard it was automatic if requested as it's a federal crime Demonaut Jan 2020 #2

No, it's not automatic - far from it. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2020 #4

All I know is what I read in the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. TomSlick Jan 2020 #5

this is high profile, not a traffic ticket Demonaut Jan 2020 #6

True but the Rules make no distinction based on the seriousness of the offense. TomSlick Jan 2020 #8

this is VERY high profile, not a lazy or "too busy" excuses, they still bend to public opinion Demonaut Jan 2020 #9

Perhaps. As I say, I don't know the judge in this case. TomSlick Jan 2020 #12

It's not likely that he will get one. It's very difficult to withdraw a guilty plea, The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2020 #3

i think you have this one pegged. TomSlick Jan 2020 #7

that's why a trial would be granted, for justice not speed Demonaut Jan 2020 #10

No, The judge won't let him withdraw the plea. Really. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2020 #11

Barn McQuade was on Rachel tonight leftieNanner Jan 2020 #13

Exactly. It won't happen. Flynn is trying to delay going to jail The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2020 #14

Precisely leftieNanner Jan 2020 #15

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