新闻周刊:司法部再次撤销对穆勒调查的指控(2)

In the notes, officials wondered what the goal of their interview with Flynn was.

在那份笔记中，官员们想知道他们采访弗林的目的是什么。

"Truth/Admission or to get him to lie, so we can prosecute¹ him or get him fired?" one note said.

一条笔记写着：“真相或承认或是让他撒谎！这样我们就可以起诉他，或者让他被炒鱿鱼？”

"If we get him to admit to breaking the Logan Act, give facts to DOJ + have them decide," another note read.

另一条笔记写着：“如果我们让他承认违反了洛根法案，就可以把事实告诉司法部，让他们决定，”

The government noted² in its motion to dismiss on Thursday that prosecutors³ no longer believe the Flynn interview was an essential component⁴ of the initial investigation⁵ into him,

政府在周四的驳回请求中指出，检察官不再认为弗林的采访是对他的初步调查的一个重要组成部分，

which is a prerequisite⁶ for a prosecution⁷ under the statute⁸ he was charged with violating.

这是根据他被指控违反的法令进行起诉的先决条件。

"The interview of Mr. Flynn was untethered to, and unjustified by, the FBI's counterintelligence investigation into Mr. Flynn," the filing said.

文件说：“联邦调查局对弗林先生进行反情报调查，对弗林先生的采访不受联邦调查局的约束，也没有任何理由。”。

The government called that ill-fated counterintelligence investigation "no longer justifiably⁹ predicated" by the time of the interview, noting that the FBI had been "prepared to close" it.

美国政府称，在接受采访时，这一命运多舛的反情报调查“不再有正当理由”，并指出联邦调查局已经“准备结束”这一调查。

Since Flynn's guilty plea, Trump¹⁰ has offered unwavering support for his former advisor¹¹.

自从弗林认罪以来，特朗普一直坚定不移地支持他的前任顾问。

His description of the ordeal¹² has also become increasingly unfavorable, calling the prosecution a sham¹³ and floating the prospect¹⁴ of issuing a pardon.

他对这一磨难的描述也变得越来越不利，称检方是假的，并提出了赦免的可能性。

"What happened to General Michael Flynn, a war hero, should never be allowed to happen to a citizen of the United States again," Trump wrote on Twitter in late April.

特朗普4月底在推特上写道：“永远不应允许战争英雄迈克尔·弗林将军的遭遇再次发生在美国公民身上。”。

He also said last week that he would "certainly consider" inviting¹⁵ Flynn back to serve in the administration.

他上周还表示，他“肯定会考虑”邀请弗林重返政府任职。

"They did everything possible to destroy him, and he's still breathing very strongly," the president told reporters at the time.

总统当时对记者说：“他们尽一切可能摧毁他，他仍然呼吸非常强烈。”。

1 prosecute   

vt.告发；进行；vi.告发，起诉，作检察官

参考例句：

• I am trying my best to prosecute my duties.我正在尽力履行我的职责。
• Is there enough evidence to prosecute?有没有起诉的足够证据？

2 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

3 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

4 component   

n.组成部分，成分，元件；adj.组成的，合成的

参考例句：

• Each component is carefully checked before assembly.每个零件在装配前都经过仔细检查。
• Blade and handle are the component parts of a knife.刀身和刀柄是一把刀的组成部分。

5 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

6 prerequisite   

n.先决条件；adj.作为前提的，必备的

参考例句：

• Stability and unity are a prerequisite to the four modernizations.安定团结是实现四个现代化的前提。
• It is a prerequisite of entry to the profession that you pass the exams.做这一行的先决条件是要通过了有关的考试。

7 prosecution   

n.起诉，告发，检举，执行，经营

参考例句：

• The Smiths brought a prosecution against the organizers.史密斯家对组织者们提出起诉。
• He attempts to rebut the assertion made by the prosecution witness.他试图反驳原告方证人所作的断言。

8 statute   

n.成文法，法令，法规；章程，规则，条例

参考例句：

• Protection for the consumer is laid down by statute.保障消费者利益已在法令里作了规定。
• The next section will consider this environmental statute in detail.下一部分将详细论述环境法令的问题。

9 justifiably   

adv.无可非议地

参考例句：

• There General Walters would come aboard to greet me, justifiably beaming with pride at his arrangement. 在那儿沃尔特斯将军会登上飞机来接我，理所当然为他们的安排感到洋洋得意。 来自辞典例句
• The Chinese seemed justifiably proud of their economic achievements. 中国人似乎为他们的经济成就感到自豪，这是无可非议的。 来自互联网

10 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

11 advisor   

n.顾问，指导老师，劝告者

参考例句：

• They employed me as an advisor.他们聘请我当顾问。
• The professor is engaged as a technical advisor.这位教授被聘请为技术顾问。

12 ordeal   

n.苦难经历，（尤指对品格、耐力的）严峻考验

参考例句：

• She managed to keep her sanity throughout the ordeal.在那场磨难中她始终保持神志正常。
• Being lost in the wilderness for a week was an ordeal for me.在荒野里迷路一星期对我来说真是一场磨难。

13 sham   

n./adj.假冒(的)，虚伪(的)

参考例句：

• They cunningly played the game of sham peace.他们狡滑地玩弄假和平的把戏。
• His love was a mere sham.他的爱情是虚假的。

14 prospect   

n.前景，前途；景色，视野

参考例句：

• This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
• The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。

15 inviting   

adj.诱人的，引人注目的

参考例句：

• An inviting smell of coffee wafted into the room.一股诱人的咖啡香味飘进了房间。
• The kitchen smelled warm and inviting and blessedly familiar.这间厨房的味道温暖诱人，使人感到亲切温馨。