December 1st, 2017
Retired General Michael Flynn
Charged With Minor Felony:
However
Grave The Situation
You
Don't Need Expensive Lawyers To Talk To The FBI
The
charging of retired General Michael Flynn with
the
felony of lying to the FBI is the most minor of all
possible
charges which could have been found
given
the gravity of the numerous charges he was
potentially
facing.
A
lot has been made of how 'inadvisable' it was to talk
with
Robert Mueller without legal representation and
what
a terrible mistake Flynn made in that regard.
This
misinterprets and misunderstands the role
of
the FBI in not only solving complex cases but bringing
them
to a conclusion in a common-sense, cost-effective and
timely
manner.
Flynn
took the wisest of choices and was rewarded with
the
least of charges which could be formulated to
protect
him from both further intimidation (removing
any
possibility of a Presidential Pardon) while ensuring he continues
to
have the confidence in the FBI to prosecute cases based on his
evidence
long into the future.
General
Flynn, a very able and gifted individual, was passed over for
promotion
on many occasions - because he never cultivated political
patronage
in Washington D.C.
Yes
there were also personal issues which those who serve under extreme
conditions
are
acutely aware of and some (fatally) succumb to.
Even
more important than this because he was 'unknown' in Washington,
he
was considered something of an 'outsider'.
This
worked to his advantage when attempting to move
into
politics at a time when other 'outsiders' were 'taking on' a very
discredited
insider
political elite which many felt were 'living in a bubble' and 'out of
touch' with their
local
'grass roots' needs.
If
General Flynn is guilty of anything serious it is his placing of
undivided personal loyalty and trust
in
an individual who has spent his whole life being disloyal and
untruthful, often verging on
the
psychotic.
It
is very sad that his 'lock her up!' 'lock her up!' rewinds, to a
chorus of frenzied acclaims,
will
remain forever a stain on his political epitaph, having served his
country with distinction and honor and
one
of the very few in politics actually prepared to lay down his life
for his fellow countrymen
and
countrywomen.