General Michael Flynn is looking for $50 million in damages over this major infringement on his rights
General Michael Flynn is a decorated military leader that has served at the highest levels of government.
Serving in two Presidential administrations, he made a lot of friends and perhaps even more enemies.
Now General Flynn is seeking $50 million from the U.S. government over this major infringement of his rights.General Michael Flynn (USA Ret.) is an American hero.
Not only did he serve in the U.S. Army, reaching the rank of Lt. General, he also served at the highest levels of government.
Flynn served both Democrat and Republican Presidents as Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency and National Security Advisor.
Flynn seeks at least $50 million for being labeled a “traitor”
But to Democrats and never-Trump turncoats, Flynn became a “traitor.”
During the Trump administration, General Flynn immediately found himself at the center of controversy.
He was subject to investigation under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) and had his name drug through the mud.
Flynn was prosecuted, persecuted, and brought to near ruin by a DOJ out to destroy him.
Now Flynn is looking for retribution and he believes he’s entitled to at least $50 million in damages for wrongful prosecution by the federal government. The case against Flynn began at the end of the Obama administration when he was accused of acting as an agent of the Russian Federation.
Flynn, under intense prosecutorial pressure reluctantly entered a plea agreement in 2017 in which he admitted that he had lied to the FBI about his relationship with Russian officials.
Flynn says that he was a victim of the weaponization of federal agencies and that he was incorrectly labeled as a “traitor.”
Court filings indicate that he’s willing to go all the way to fight a “gross abuse of process.”
Documents filed with the courts say his “lawsuit seeks accountability and damages against the United States for these wrongs committed against General Flynn through its agents and agencies.”
The filing alleges that the prosecutor who handled his case did so in a “wrongful and malicious” manner causing great harm to General Flynn.
Flynn’s lawyers say that the public attack on the decorated general “falsely branded” Flynn as “a traitor to his country…”
These government led attacks resulted in Flynn losing “at least tens of millions of dollars of business opportunities and future lifetime earning potential…”
He also argues that the “maliciously prosecuted case” cost him “substantial monies” to defend.
The defense seeks a minimum of compensation of $50 million in damages.
Special Counsel Robert Muller named in filing
There were multiple people directly named in Flynn’s court filing including Special Counsel Robert Muller, former FBI Director James Comey, and former FBI agents Lisa Page and Peter Strzok.
Also named are two federal government agencies—the Department of Justice and the FBI.
Flynn’s lawyers argue that the investigation was directly related to his “lawful association with the 2016 Presidential campaign of Donald J. Trump” and his position in Trump’s cabinet as National Security Advisor.
The suit describes Flynn as a martyr against the politicization of federal agencies.
His legal team is out to show the fear of Flynn that was shared by Robert Muller and others at the DOJ and FBI, as well as the fears of Flyn from other quarters in the military.
Flynn’s lawyers say that the entire “intelligence community” saw Flynn as a “direct threat.”
Flynn’s reputation was harmed due to proximity to Trump
His legal team also says the federal government was worried that Flynn could expose “their prior and ongoing efforts to derail and discredit” then President Donald Trump.
Something we now know was going on the entire time.
Flynn hopes to clear his name and prove that he was coerced into signing the plea agreement.
He says that if he hadn’t entered the plea, he was told the DOJ would attempt to prosecute his son.
His complaint says that because of this coercion he ultimately relented and “suffered harm.”
This is a major development in a very old and controversial case.
It will likely take years for the courts to come to a decision.
If they rule in Flynn’s favor, it could very likely result in a major disruption in the intelligence apparatus.
Informed American will keep you up-to-date on any developments to this ongoing story.
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