There are a couple things you should think about. First, is the Fourth Amendment. Under that amendment, you and I and everyone in this nation is protected from police abuses like illegal searches. In order to overcome that protection, the police must get a warrant. However, there are conditions stated in that Amendment. The Warrant can be issued by a Judge, but only after the facts are laid out showing probable cause, sworn to be true by the Cops, and usually Prosecutors.
In this case, the warrant that caught these baddies, was illegal. It was based upon the Discredited Steel Dossier. Now, here is where we get into the bad end of the pool. The FBI, and DOJ knew the Steel Dossier was not true when they used it for the FISA warrant. That is illegal. That is not just abuse of office, legal malpractice in the lawyers, but Perjury. Three felonies that are obvious to anyone.
FBI's Steele story falls apart: False intel and media contacts were flagged before FISA
Now, the way the system is supposed to work is all that evidence gained by the illegal activity should be thrown out as inadmissible. It was gained by illegal means. However, this is the Modern World, where the Rights outlined in the Constitution are hurdles to get around, not complied with. The evidence used to be caused fruit of the poisoned tree.
But even if you admit the evidence, you must also in the interest of Justice, assuming you have any interest in Justice, prosecute those who broke the law to get it. Only we don’t seem to care about the cops breaking the law, or the DOJ.
Obama, in one of the reasons I agreed with him, and voted for him, correctly stated that the Constitution said what the Government could not do to you. That is the whole point of the Bill of Rights. The Government shall not infringe on those rights. It shall not commit these actions.
You seem to be saying these actions are just fine, so long as they get the guilty in your opinion. The ends do not, and never have, justified the means. A Navy Seal is currently awaiting trial, ordered by the judge to be released from Pre Trial confinement. The reason? The Prosecutors started to investigate the Defense Attorneys, including monitoring their communications, and seriously hampering their ability to provide a defense. I do not condone what the SEAL is accused of. Many counts of murder. I believe he should be tried, and upon conviction, sentenced to many years in prison. The ends never justify the means however. I believe because of the Prosecutorial Misconduct, that they must drop the charges on the SEAL. A travesty of Justice? Yes, and no.
The Government must follow the rules. The Courts must hold the Prosecutors to account, and the cops must be punished without any consideration of their many years of service, for breaking those rules. It is the only way we have anything remotely considered a just and fair system.
So the Government broke the law, Flynn was a bad guy, and deserved it. But who else deserves it? I mean, if we stand by our rules, our laws always, then there is less chance it will be done in the future. But if we decide to let it slide because the baddie really deserved it, who else will really deserve it? Then you can explain the difference between our nation, and one of those third world dictatorships where the Constitution is written in pencil. Because enforcing those rules, those Constitutional Protections, should be the passionate desire of every single citizen, no matter who the accused is.
We can always think of a reason to ignore them. The biggest reason to enforce them without exception, is because we want our Children to grow up in a world where we can at least tell them that the rules matter, and they will be enforced always.
The only way to celebrate the baddies of the Trump Admin getting their just desserts, is if you detest the Constitution applying to everyone. And I for one, have always voted for the candidate I honestly believed would stand sentinel against anyone infringing on those rights. Up until 2016, that had always been the Democratic Party. It’s sad to see the party abandon their dedication to defending those rights, all to get the other guys.