Why the treatment of General Michael Flynn should not surprise you
Put aside the argument of whether the Department of Justice (DOJ) should or should not drop charges against General Michael Flynn and let's look at how we got here and why his treatment is the norm not the exception. For those who point out General Flynn pleaded guilty (twice according to some reports) that was not his original position. He was originally fighting these charges and relented to a plea bargain when a) he was bankrupted by the legal fees and, especially, b) when the FBI started investigating his son. General Flynn agreed to a plea deal and to assist the prosecutors in return for them dropping the investigation of his son. Sounds like pretty dirty pool doesn't it? Well, it is and it's not unusual. When I was practicing law in the 1990's, seminars I attended that covered federal investigations laid out some key facts. The Feds are like any other people or organization. People want to advance and you advance with wins. An investig...