Flynn, Again?

Flynn, Again? It will be a Herculean challenge for future historians to adequately encapsulate the malaise that infects the Trump cartel; How to paint an adequate picture when even those of us at ground zero have a rough time keeping up with it. Lost this week amongst the anxiety of a fruitless war and its subsequent economic insecurity - along with the hubbub over the 1.8 Billion dollar stickup - were two little pieces of grift, the subject of which was Michael Flynn. First, like the awarding of a four million dollar judgment to the woman who was killed attacking the Capitol was the news that the Justice Department has settled for roughly $1.2 million a lawsuit with Michael Flynn for the outrage he suffered after having been accused of contacts with the Russian government. (Catch up here) For all their talk about reining in costs and deep state paranoia they glibly treat the fisc as a cookie jar to reward their cronies and family. And then there was the revelation that documents have supposedly surfaced showing him to be a lobbyist for a foreign government. Flynn will be paid 1.2 million dollars for his work with that foreign government, making his haul for these two things a cool 2.4 million. Who says government work doesn't pay?

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