Mike Flynn - His Greatest Battle
In 2014 United States Army Lieutenant General Mike Flynn retired after 33 years of service to his country. After a brief tenure as National Security Advisor to Donald Trump during the presidential transitional period, Mike Flynn found himself a target in Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation.
What was sold to the public as an investigation into possible Russian collusion and interference in the 2016 Presidential Election was from the outset, though few would admit,
a Deep State plan to prevent the President-elect from assuming office and if unable to achieve this, then render his administration untenable. Mike
Flynn as part of the President-elect's Security team did have contact with Russian officials and this would be expected and not unusual. Neither would it be
unusual that Mike Flynn's long service would by necessity result in thousands of contacts that would rise in importance relative to his rank.
In a long and
distinguished career it is not without probablility that the lines between personal and official relationships might become less clear. What is not clear is
why Mike Flynn was targeted. The FBI had no need to press Flynn about his transitional contact with Russians, such as Ambassador Kislyak, as these calls had
a covert audience of FBI agents, of which Flynn must have been aware. There were no quid pro quo arrangements, no self enriching deals being struck, thus leaving
Meuller dependent on two ways to secure an indictment; either the 1799 Logan Act, a piece of legislation as relevant in the nations capital as one of Mary McGrory's
"gentlemanly Georgian's" is common, or the ever reliable process crime........read full editorial
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