What on Earth Happened to Lieutenant General Michael Flynn?
Article/Op-Ed in In the Room with Peter Bergen
June 27, 2023
In Episode 10 of his podcast "In the Room with Peter Bergen," New America Vice President and ASU Professor of Practice Peter Bergen examines Lieutenant General Michael Flynn's transformation before, during, and after his time in the White House:
A storied Army general, a key intelligence figure in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, a registered Democrat—and now, a full-blown right-wing conspiracy theorist. How did this all-American war hero disappear down the Q-Anon rabbit hole? We’ll retrace the unraveling of Michael Flynn’s legendary career and explain how a once-trusted general ended up lying to the FBI, denying the 2020 election results, and instigating one of the most bonkers meetings ever held at the White House. He is also now positioning himself as a leader of the Christian nationalist right as we head into the 2024 presidential elections.
Listen to the episode here, and see the full set of episodes here.