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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFrank Figliuzzi on MSNBC just now is predicting Trump will pardon Flynn
to "offset" the optics of walking Colonel Vindman out of the WH last week.
He said many veterans and/or military people were deeply upset by the Vindman firing and that this might counterbalance that.
Strange logic, but he's proposing "a general freed for a colonel fired."
By this logic, it would probably happen fairly soon.
IMO Trump would be severely underestimating the moral intelligence of folks in the military.
Arkansas Granny
(31,518 posts)Iliyah
(25,111 posts)MontanaMama
(23,322 posts)Hi sentencing keeps getting postponed. I'm guessing Flynn's lawyers know a pardon is in the wings.
Newest Reality
(12,712 posts)has the stage, he considers it his show and he writes the script to the reality TV debacle we are watching.
Let's cancel that show because another season is going to be a never-ending cliffhanger and will destroy the audience.
empedocles
(15,751 posts)fox's outright, confident, belligerence.
Zoonart
(11,869 posts)"It's fake news that these lawyers are idiots. Anything for you , Master."
empedocles
(15,751 posts)Not only is trump dicey, but he may hoard the power, for various reasons.
Varaddem
(432 posts)Sunsky
(1,737 posts)On the contrary, the optics would look worst for him. He already intervened to protect a corrupt Navy seal.
Flynn pled guilty to a felony and is now trying to walk it back. Trump pardoning a General who is a felon because said General lied to protect him, while firing a Colonel who testified truthfully against him, is self-serving and nothing else. Quid-pro-quo.
wishstar
(5,270 posts)By not fully cooperating Flynn hoped for pardon but only after withdrawing his guilty plea so pardon would happen before conviction by trial so Flynn won't have felony on his record. Doubt Judge Sullivan will allow Flynn to withdraw guilty plea and Flynn still makes a convenient scapegoat for Trump and lets him be able to continue to trashtalk FBI over Flynn's unfair treatment and keep Flynn quiet hoping for pardon.
DOJ recent maneuvers seem to be helping strengthen Judge Sullivan's case to deny Flynn from withdrawing plea deal and sentence Flynn rather than allowing him a do-over requiring a trial and opening up pardon opportunity before conviction.
UTUSN
(70,711 posts)VINDMAN a crook and FLYNN isn't. This is a twist on the "equalizing" both-sides gimmick.
Pardoning FLYNN would be another stunt he wants to do to outrage us. Bag of daily stunts.