January 20th Can't Come Soon Enough

By Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Facebook Page

01 December 20

rump has pardoned his former National Security Advisor, Michael Flynn. Flynn had previously plead guilty twice to lying to F.B.I. agents and had cooperated with investigators during the Mueller investigation, before completely reversing his position and engaging in a months-long attack against prosecutors and the F.B.I. earlier this year. Trump’s Attorney General William Barr repeatedly intervened in Flynn’s case, in a blatant attempt to provide legal cover for a Trump ally.

There you have it. Thanks to Trump, Michael Flynn will face no consequences for lying to the F.B.I, undermining prosecutors, and betraying the country — while countless Americans are dying of coronavirus in prison because they were jailed on technicalities or parole violations. This is how Trump is choosing to spend his last months in office: letting the coronavirus rip across the country unabated, spreading wild conspiracy theories about the election, and handing out political favors to his criminal friends. January 20th can’t come soon enough.