That was what Trump said to Comey in their first fateful meeting. It’s part of what made Comey feel like he was talking to a mobster. Now Trump’s giving Flynn over a million dollars for his trouble:
The Justice Department has reached an agreement with President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn to pay him roughly $1.2 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the former general claiming he was politically targeted for prosecution during Trump’s first administration, sources familiar with the matter tell ABC News.
The settlement is well below the $50 million in damages Flynn initially sought when he first filed the lawsuit in 2023, but will still likely fuel questions as to whether Flynn received a favorable outcome due to his continued vocal support for President Trump.
A federal judge had previously thrown out Flynn’s lawsuit in 2024 following a motion to dismiss the suit filed by the Justice Department during the Biden administration, after ruling that Flynn had failed to meet essential elements showing he was a victim of malicious prosecution. But Flynn’s attorneys sought to revive their case after President Trump returned to office, and the department disclosed in a filing last year that it had been engaged in settlement talks with his legal team.
A Justice Department spokesperson, in a statement regarding the settlement, said, “ly do it but I have to wonder why. Of course he can. He can do anything and he sees this sort of thing Those who instigated the Russia Collusion Hoax and Crossfire Hurricane abused their power to mislead the American people and tarnish the reputations of President Trump and his supporters. Today’s settlement, secured by this Justice Department, is an important step in redressing that historic injustice.”
I’m sure Trump is next to be given “reparations” for his trouble. I know people think he can’t possibly get away with ordering the DOJ to pay him for the Russia investigation (which was totally on the up and up) but I don’t know why not. He has no limits. He’ll take the money and give it to some wingnut cause, like that makes it ok. I’m sure Flynn won’t be his only henchman to get paid either. This is just another MAGA grift with the taxpayers on the hook.
Remember, all these people were in bed with every Russian they met at the time. Either they were total dupes or playing footsie with one of America’s most powerful adversaries. Either way they should have all been drummed out of politics forever.
Instead:
The Trump Justice Department under former Attorney General William Barr then moved to drop the case in 2020, in a filing that sharply criticized the FBI’s conduct in investigating Flynn and argued that the case against him should never have been brought.
The move faced some pushback from a Washington, D.C., federal judge who had questioned the department’s motives in dropping the prosecution, and President Trump later issued a full pardon for Flynn in the wake of his 2020 election loss.
Barr had a serious case of Fox news brain rot who only belatedly realized that Trump was out of his mind. He will carry the historical burden of what he did.