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The United States Attorney General dropped the charges against Trump’s friend. But the last word has yet to be said.
United States Attorney General William Barr defended Michael Flynn in a CBS interview last week: He was just doing his duty.
When asked how his approach would one day be judged, Barr said: Only history would maintain that he had protected the rule of law and had stopped an unfair trial. The Justice Department intervenes again, as with Roger Stone, against its own prosecutor’s office to protect an accused ally of President Donald Trump.
Controversial statement in the Russian affair
Trump speaks of “Obamagate” in the Flynn process. He believes that President Barack Obama installed a back door on the FBI and the Justice Department before taking office to overthrow the Trump administration. The intelligence investigation into Russia culminated in Mueller’s special investigation. This found no tangible evidence of a criminal plot by the Trump administration to Moscow.
Flynn admitted that he had deliberately given false information about his contacts with former Russian Ambassador Kislyak.
Keystone
At the time, security adviser Flynn was suspected of having made illegal arrangements with the Russian ambassador to Washington. He was then questioned and is said to have lied. New documents show that the Flynn poll in January 2017 was truly controversial within the FBI because it was not coordinated with the government’s new Department of Justice.
Open Letter of 2000 Employees
However, a controversial approach and coup conjectures do not justify the withdrawal of the accusation for highly gifted legal experts in the United States. You speak of the courtesy of justice and a weakening of the rule of law by the partisan Ministry of Justice. A consortium of Watergate prosecutors wants to continue Flynn’s trial.
In an open letter, 2,000 former Justice Department employees warned of the dismantling of democracy and urged Barr to resign. They ask: why does the Justice Department only intervene when it comes to Trump’s friends?
District judge can advance the case
The case now falls to the District Court in Washington DC. The responsible judge said Tuesday he would seek advice first. Finally, you can decide whether the lawsuit against Flynn will continue. If you do, the Trump administration will accuse you of being nominated by Democratic President Bill Clinton.
In the capital of the United States, the judicial system has become deeply involved in the whirlpool of political polarization. When trust is stirred, when the poison of partiality circulates, the rule of law is shaken. This development should serve as a warning to other democracies.
