“The object of creating bogus categories of crime is to leverage power over adversaries; to scare them.”

— Ilana Mercer

" Flynn's Sin Was Lying To Liars, Not Colluding With Russians https://storia.me/en/@ilanamercer/flynn-s-sin-was-46gipt," Storia.com, December 6, 2017 <br class="br">2010s, 2017

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