Given his history with the FBI, the judge may also have some questions about the curious date on the Flynn 302—Aug. 22, 2017, seven months after the interview. Texts from Mr. Strzok and testimony from Mr. Comey both suggest the 302 was written long before then. Was the 302 edited in the interim?
Okay, just so that we don't get lost in the weeds, let's focus on this little section just for a minute- BECAUSE YOU CAN BET YOUR ARSE THE JUDGE WILL HAVE QUESTIONS.
302's of course are the agents summary reports after doing witness/defendant interviews, etc.
It has been reported that it is the normal standard required practice for agents to complete their 302's within 2-4 days after the interview unless they are on the road, in court, or some reasonable excuse.
Texts between Strzok and Page refer to the 302's for Flynn just a few days after Flynn's interview- obviously suggesting/confirming that the 302's for Flynn were in fact done by then. There would have been at least one by Strzok who was the lead interviewer and then possibly others depending on whether the person in attendance actually interviewed or just sat in on it.).HOWEVER, when the court or flynn's attorney requested copies of the 302, the copy showed that the report was dated
SEVEN MONTHS (I have also read five) after the interview date. So the $64,000 question that will come up is whether the report was amended after the original was done, who did it, and why. To amend an original 302 to make it conform with some future need to convict someone, or exonerate them is a big, big, big, no-no legally.
I know I got into the weeds a bit there but just sayin, if sometime next week you hear a big shhplattttt, that would be the judge shiiting his pants.
MORE TO COME.