What Flynn did today, what Flynn got away with is to me so reprehensible, Lawrence, it's so corrosive because he got away with it not because there was some brilliant defense he had. He got away with it because he was the president's pal.
Neal Katyal expresses outrage over the implications of Michael Flynn's pardon, suggesting it undermines the justice system.
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