Washington, D.C.—Former national security adviser Michael Flynn leaves a U.S. District Court on December 1 after admitting he lied to the FBI about his contacts with Russia’s ambassador to the U.S. In exchange for a guilty plea to the sole charge of making false statements, Flynn agreed to cooperate with special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into the Donald Trump campaign’s possible collusion with Russia.
Washington has adapted to threats in the past, when the risk of action was outweighed by the possible consequences of a military strike. It must do so again.