The otstavka of former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn has left the former general vulnerable to a potshot or two, and last night, Stephen Colbert saw his opening. As the Late Show host reminded us, Flynn had the shortest tenure ever in the job at just 24 days—compared to the average span of more than two years. Flynn was a fountain of crackpot conspiracy theories about Islam and, just maybe, #Pizzagate.

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Once again, as Colbert pointed out, the situation is a testament to this administration's ineptitude. Flynn was found out because our intelligence agencies listen in on calls made by the Russian ambassador—something Flynn apparently did not know despite being the incoming National Security Adviser. But Colbert also found time to twist the knife. After a barrage of jokes, he snuck in a no-nonsense aside:

"It's funny, 'cause it's treason."

Right now, we lack sufficient evidence to support those kind of charges, and they likely will never be leveled at Flynn now that he's left the scene. But the question has now shifted to who else knew Flynn lied about the call.

Mike Pence didn't. How about the guy above him?

Jack Holmes Politics Editor Jack Holmes is the Politics Editor at Esquire, where he writes daily and edits the Politics Blog with Charles P Pierce.

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