This exemplifies the problem with Trump. My thought is that Trump and family has been blackmailed or ouright physically threatened by deep state operatives so he let Barr come in and protect elites. But, they won’t let him pardon the little people: Flynn, Manafort, Stone. Either that or Trump is just too self centered and let’s his associates go under the bus.
Flynn shouldn’t have to go through this crap. This serves as an unfortunate warning for anyone outside the deep state that is thinking about joining Trump’s campaign or as an advisor.
Also, another painful reminder never talk to law enforcement especially federal.
I may have agreed with you at one time, but Manafort has been a “deep state” Swamp creature for decades ... and now I think there’s a decent chance that at least two of the three names you posted were sent to work for the Trump team as moles for the Obama administration and/or the Clinton campaign and/or the Beltway GOP establishment.
He has to take a different view, and that is to win the war. Flynn, Stone, and many others are casualties, essentially becuase our government is full of bad people who abuse their power. This abuse is sytematic, it is the norm, it is not unusual.
If Trump focuses his attention on theses casualties, it takes time from fighting NK, China. it also localizes the cure to only those individuals who have been violated by the government while letting the systematic abuse persist.
Totally agree Flynn should not have to go through the abuse. Biut, this is the price for taking a political side in the USA. The DOJ is corrupt, rotten, and it will punish innocent people in order to preserve its power.
-- another painful reminder never talk to law enforcement especially federal. --
Not just law enforcement. Presumed crooked is how I treat them all. Talking to them is HARMFUL.