Michael Flynn’s family just made their move against CNN. Flynn’s brother and sister-in-law just sued CNN for a whopping $75 million according to documents filed in New York federal court. The former national security adviser for multiple presidents’ relatives, Jack and Leslie Flynn, are accusing CNN of defamation and invasion of privacy in their lawsuit.
They say CNN falsely portrayed them as followers of the QAnon conspiracy theory when they aired a segment titled “CNN Goes Inside A Gathering Of QANON Followers.” (See Video Below)
The segment showed footage of QAnon supporters, including the infamous QAnon Shaman, but also showed video of Michael Flynn of a July 4th gathering with family.
In the video, the Flynns recite a pledge to the U.S. constitution and end it with “Where we go one, we go all,” a slogan used by Q followers.
Jack and Leslie Flynn are saying that the slogan is not related to the cult and that they are “not followers or supporters of any extremist or terrorist groups, including QAnon.”
From The Daily Wire:
Michael Flynn served briefly as former President Donald Trump’s national security adviser before he resigned the post while under scrutiny for allegedly lying to the FBI. The allegation turned into legal charges and a court battle that lasted roughly three years and ended with a pardon from Trump.
“It is my Great Honor to announce that General Michael T. Flynn has been granted a Full Pardon. Congratulations to @GenFlynn and his wonderful family, I know you will now have a truly fantastic Thanksgiving!” Trump tweeted on Nov. 25.
Prior to Trump’s pardon, the Department of Justice (DOJ) had moved to drop the charges against Flynn after a review of the case revealed that federal prosecutors had failed to turn over exculpatory evidence that undercut the DOJ’s case against him, according to former Attorney General William Barr.
“It’s on the question of materiality that we feel really that a crime cannot be established here because there was not, in our view, a legitimate investigation going on,” Barr said in a May interview explaining his decision to drop the case against Flynn. “They did not have a basis for a counterintelligence investigation against Flynn at that stage, based on a perfectly legitimate and appropriate call he made as a member of the transition.”
Despite the prosecution moving to drop the case, U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan kept the case active and appointed an outside attorney to continue to prosecute the case. Sullivan had given no sign of wanting to close the case until Trump issued his pardon.
CNN goes inside a gathering of QAnon followers. https://t.co/u7ZT0pokSo pic.twitter.com/C7fK6SPpWb
— CNN Newsroom (@CNNnewsroom) February 5, 2021
Michael Flynn to headline QAnon-linked event as family sues CNN over conspiracy claims https://t.co/aFugw9F2Vg
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) March 26, 2021
Flynn's Family Sues CNN For $75M Over QAnon Report – https://t.co/dKYRJooiaD pic.twitter.com/pj0ko7UPFU
— JoeMyGod (@JoeMyGod) March 26, 2021
