The Appalling Damage of Dropping the Michael Flynn Case

Posted on AllSides May 8th, 2020
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OPINION

Criminal law specialists and members of the law enforcement community are tough to really shock. But the Justice Department’s announcement that it would drop criminal charges against Michael Flynn, President Trump’s former national security adviser, has provoked, in addition to outrage, a sense of utter demoralization among them. They’ve never seen such a thing before. After all, Mr. Flynn twice pleaded guilty to lying to the F.B.I.

But it’s important to understand why all Americans should be not just shocked but outraged. It’s not just because Mr. Flynn won’t go...

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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/08/opinion/michael-flynn-trump-barr.html

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