Ralph Peters ‘Torn’ About Flynn: He Served His Country Well But He Also ‘Betrayed’ It

Retired Army Lt. Col. Ralph Peters said he is “torn” about the possibility of prison time for retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, as he served the U.S. “well” with his service in the military, but also “betrayed” his country by lying to the FBI amid the Russia investigation.

Peters, who left his analyst role at Fox News this year after calling the network a “propaganda machine” for Trump, explained his “mixed feelings” about Flynn while on CNN tonight:

“As a former officer I’d send him to jail for life. He betrayed his country. But as someone who’s known Mike since 1985, he has served his country well. He was a superb officer. He ws not a good strategist, he is not a strategic level officer. But in Afghanistan, Iraq, just terrific work. So, you know, you wind up being torn about it. On a personal level his life is ruined. He is broke. A proud man has been humbled to the nth degree. But on the other hand this was — to me, for a former officer, a military intelligence general, to have done what he did with the Russians — and we don’t know all the details yet — he may be pardonable, but it’s unforgivable.”

As for special counsel Robert Mueller’s decision to not recommend jail time for Flynn, given his “substantial assistance” in multiple investigations, Peters said “Mueller is playing chase.”

“Trump is sending the signal, ‘Hey, shut up and I pardon you.’ And Mueller is saying you cooperate and you might get to go home,” he explained.

Watch above, via CNN.

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