House Judiciary Committee Chairman Blasts Trump for Flynn Pardon, Warns Americans Must Be 'Vigilant
Source: Newsweek
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler condemned Donald Trump's decision to pardon Michael Flynn, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general and the sitting president's former national security adviser, on Wednesday afternoon. The Democratic congressman's criticism came shortly after Trump announced the culmination of Flynn's protracted federal case on Twitter.
Flynn is the second Trump ally who the president absolved of legal repercussions linked to their conduct surrounding the Russia investigation. He commuted Roger Stone's sentence in July, despite the conservative political consultant's conviction on seven felony counts, including witness tampering and lying to investigators.
"This pardon is undeserved, unprincipled, and one more strain on President Trump's rapidly diminishing legacy," Nadler said of Flynn's pardon in a statement, echoing numerous messages shared to the comments section of Trump's announcement on social media. The president's past discussions about potentially pardoning Flynn, as well as reports that speculated he would follow through after his election loss, were similarly criticized.
"It's important to talk about why the President pardoned Flynn," Nadler's statement continued. "We saw it before, in the Roger Stone case—where President Trump granted clemency to protect an individual who might have implicated the President in criminal misconduct. We may see it again before President Trump finally leaves office. These actions are an abuse of power and fundamentally undermine the rule of law."
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