The betrayal of Michael Flynn: Weekend Edition

[Bloomberg]( [Michael Flynn Is Owed an Apology]( — Eli Lake Remember when Michael Flynn was a traitor? It was early 2017. Democrats were still stinging from their defeat at the hands of Donald Trump. Every day, it seemed, brought news of another contact between Trumpworld and Russia. Flynn, a retired three-star general, was forced to resign after serving less than a month as Trump’s national security adviser. He was said to have colluded with Russians during the presidential transition. For this he was [defamed]( as a Russian agent and mocked as a bumbling Benedict Arnold. Former officials of Barack Obama’s administration hinted that Flynn had been compromised. As it turns out, none of this was true. On Tuesday Flynn will receive a sentence for the one count to which he has pleaded guilty, lying to the FBI. Special Counsel Robert Mueller [has recommended]( no jail time. Flynn will have a chance to get on with his life. [Editor’s note: [Flynn’s sentencing]( was postponed after the judge suggested Flynn hold off until he cooperates further with federal prosecutors.] So how did Washington get sucked into believing that Michael Flynn had betrayed his country? Read the [whole thing](. [How Donald Trump Got Caught in a Legal Vise]( – Timothy L. O’Brien [Mattis Puts Trump’s Presidency in Peril]( – Eli Lake [Just Exactly Where Is the Final Frontier?]( – Faye Flam [Robinhood Checking Moved Fast and Broke]( – Matt Levine [Why Trump Can’t Build His Wall]( – Jonathan Bernstein [The Trump Foundation Gets Put to Sleep]( – Timothy L. O’Brien [Get Used to It, America: We’re No Longer No. 1]( – Noah Smith [China Is Blowing a Golden Opportunity From the Huawei Arrest]( – Hal Brands [14,889,930,106,680 Reasons to Fear Recession]( – Mark Gilbert and Marcus Ashworth New Music Here are [five new albums]( you can stream right now, including from 21 Savage and The-Dream. This is the Weekend Edition of Bloomberg Opinion Today, a roundup of the 10 most popular stories Bloomberg Opinion published this week, based on web readership, with some other stuff thrown in. New subscribers to the newsletter can [sign up here](. [FOLLOW US [Facebook Share]]( [Twitter Share]( SEND TO A FRIEND [Share with a friend] You received this message because you are subscribed to Bloomberg's Bloomberg Opinion Today newsletter. [Unsubscribe]( | [Bloomberg.com]( | [Contact Us]( Bloomberg L.P. 731 Lexington, New York, NY, 10022