DOJ Backtracks on Previous Deal

It’s beyond comprehension what’s going on within the DOJ. Federal prosecutors recommended that Michael Flynn, former national security adviser and retired US Army general, be sentenced to a maximum of six months in prison, the Justice Department said Tuesday. This is a reversal of its earlier position that he was entitled to avoid prison time because of his extensive cooperation with prosecutors.

Pay Back For Supporting Trump

The government’s sentencing memo is a sharp rebuke to Flynn’s new legal team. Flynn’s lawyers made the argument that prosecutors were withholding information they said was favorable to their client. A judge rejected those arguments last month.

“Indeed, the government has reason to believe, through representations by the defendant’s counsel, that the defendant has retreated from his acceptance of responsibility in this case regarding his lies to the FBI,” prosecutors wrote in seeking a sentence of up to six months.

Playing With Justice

The Justice Department opted not to have Flynn testify in the Virginia trial of a former business associate. They declared just before trial Flynn had changed his account and contradicted his own past statements. The decision denied Flynn a chance to be credited for that cooperation.

This is an injustice of every level. It’s time for the president to step up and end this. They are trying to destroy General Flynn for not other reason than his support for President Trump.