Charles Flynn was nominated for promotion after the January 6 attempted coup

[Nevilledog]

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Zev Shalev
@ZevShalev
Wait, Charles Flynn was nominated for promotion after the January 6 attempted coup?

Charles Flynn, brother of former national security adviser, tapped to lead US Army Pacific
In recent years, Lt. Gen. Charles Flynn commanded the 25th Infantry Division in Hawaii, after which he became deputy command general of U.S. Army Pacific Command.
stripes.com
5:45 AM · Mar 4, 2021

https://www.stripes.com/news/pacific/charles-flynn-brother-of-former-national-security-adviser-tapped-to-lead-us-army-pacific-1.659849#.YEDWE1ablK4.twitter

[MagickMuffin]

1. No Four Star General for TRAITORS

Charles Flynn and his brother Michael Flynn hatched this insurrection.

Truth will prevail!

[Marcuse]

2. And the Vindman brothers were forced to retire.

[OnDoutside]

10. That's another wrong that needs to be righted.

[lark]

3. Stop this BS move now, he was part of the plan to overturn our government.

WTF?

[malaise]

5. THIS

He should be fired

[lark]

6. Yep, fired immediately and investigated.

if it can be shown he was part of the sedition, lock him up!!!

[Kaleva]

8. An earlier WP article said he had no role in the delay

[Demsrule86]

13. That is not true...the Pentagon said he was not involved but that proved to a lie...he was on

the call where there was a refusal to send troops. He needs to be fired immediately...court martialed.

Army falsely denied Flynn’s brother was involved in key part of military response to Capitol riot

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/flynn-national-guard-call-riot/2021/01/20/7f4f41ba-5b4c-11eb-aaad-93988621dd28_story.html

[Kaleva]

14. So your beef is with the Army and not the Gen.

Gen. Flynn himself did not deny he was at the meeting.

From the aritcle you provided:

"There is no indication that Charles Flynn shares his brother’s extreme views or discharged his duties at the Pentagon on Jan. 6 in any manner that was influenced by his brother.

It makes sense that Flynn, as the Army’s deputy chief of staff for operations, plans and training, would have been involved in the Pentagon response. The D.C. Guard answers to the president, but the president delegates control over the force to the defense secretary and the Army secretary, essentially leaving it to top Army officials to make critical decisions regarding the District’s military force. Flynn, however, is not in the chain of command."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/flynn-national-guard-call-riot/2021/01/20/7f4f41ba-5b4c-11eb-aaad-93988621dd28_story.html

[Grasswire2]

16. He should have recused himself.

He should have totally abstained from any involvement. If he were a person of integrity.

[Kaleva]

18. That's not an option in the military

I tried that myself when I was in and ended up restricted to the ship for 30 days, loss of half month's pay for two months and was reduced in rank.

[Grasswire2]

22. You were a general with a brother convicted of crime against democracy?

From what we know, he was in the room when the call was happening and chose to contribute to the conversation. He could have avoided that situation in many ways. It's freaking nuts that he even is allowed in that situation, given his family's perfidy.

[Kaleva]

24. As the article states, it made sense he was there given his duties.

He would have to have been ordered to leave.

And I have yet to see any evidence that Gen. Flynn is anything like his brother or holds his same beliefs.

""There is no indication that Charles Flynn shares his brother’s extreme views or discharged his duties at the Pentagon on Jan. 6 in any manner that was influenced by his brother.

It makes sense that Flynn, as the Army’s deputy chief of staff for operations, plans and training, would have been involved in the Pentagon response. "


https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/flynn-national-guard-call-riot/2021/01/20/7f4f41ba-5b4c-11eb-aaad-93988621dd28_story.html

Your comment:

"It's freaking nuts that he even is allowed in that situation, given his family's perfidy."

His family's perfidy doesn't mean shit. We progressives judge a person by what they may or may not do. Not for whom they are related to.

[Botany]

4. Funny how the secret service now can't find the phone logs for the time period of the riot.

Promote the traitors.

[BComplex]

7. Biden needs to clean the whole place out with some serious disinfectant.

The place is crawling with creeps who are traitors to our democracy and our freedom.

[OnDoutside]

9. I hear the Aleutian Islands are looking for a General ....

[Botany]

12. We got this real estate in the Bearing Sea

[cynical_idealist]

15. That's where the oysters make metal pearls

in the Bearing Sea

[lagomorph777]

20. Heeeee!

[Haggard Celine]

21. LoL!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

11. This asshole needs to be court martialed

[dalton99a]

17. Treason runs deep in the Flynn family

[Grasswire2]

23. yes nt

[uponit7771]

25. +1

[lagomorph777]

19. He should be court-martialled, not promoted.