Ken's Comments

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...

Last post for the night.  I'm moved to write this because of the previous post about Mr. Saadiq Long who was arrested in Turkey. While I'd have preferred to say he's a terrorist and gloat over the mistake of the liberals who originally supported him, the reality is he's just been arrested, the charges are not clear (two media sources gave different reasons for his arrest), and he has not been convicted. Whenever I see someone charged with a crime or bad behavior - whether it be charged in the Court of Public Opinion like Bill Cosby, or charged in an actual Court of Law - I just remind myself of two things: 1. Duke Men's Lacrosse Team 2. Richard Jewell 3. Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity The Duke Men's Lacrosse Team was charged with raping a black woman.  They were accused, they were investigated by the local District Attorney and they were indicted by a Grand Jury.  And they were completely innocent.  The whole thing was a fraud. Richard Jewell was a hero....