Will Michael Flynn Get Away With It?

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🗓️ 13 May 2020

⏱️ 25 minutes

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The criminal case against former Trump adviser Michael Flynn has been full of plot-twists. But the biggest about-face came last week, when the Department of Justice moved to drop the case entirely. Lawyers who had worked on the investigation registered their disgust by refusing to sign the motion. U.S. Attorney General William Barr says he hopes history will look kindly on his decision. Critics say the move undermines any future attempt to hold the Trump administration accountable. Guest: Dahlia Lithwick, legal correspondent for Slate and host of the podcast Amicus. Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.0	So, Dahlia, have you read this latest letter from the Department of Justice Alumni Group?
0:40.7	Yes, the one that 2000 former DOJ officials have signed?
0:46.2	Yeah, they sound exhausted to me.
0:49.8	If I were one of these former prosecutors, I'd be exhausted too.
0:57.2	Over the last year, they have tried to sound the alarm again and again
1:01.4	about the rule of law under the Trump administration,
1:04.3	especially under Attorney General William Barr.
1:07.6	They've written letters to protest the way the DOJ handled the Mueller report,
1:11.7	to protest the reduced sentencing recommendation of Trump-friend Roger Stone.
1:17.4	And now, they're talking about the case against former Trump advisor Michael Flynn,
1:23.2	which the DOJ decided to suddenly drop cold turkey last week.
1:28.3	I think that they simply feel as though a brisk thwack across the nose is going to make
1:35.0	Barr say, wait, I'm violating all norms.
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