What a ludicrous article.  Look at this part.  It's jaw-droppingly stupid.  after Flynn parted ways with President Obama he was set up at a dinner with Russians where he was seated next to Russian President Putin in December 2015.  The dinner was for for RT aka Russia Today, a Russian propaganda channel.  Flynn was paid by the Russians to make that trip. All of his and his son's expense were paid for and he was paid for a speech. Even though he was retired military as a general who retained top security clearance, this is a big, big issue. when his security clearance came up for renewal, he informed the DIA he that he took the trip, but he didn't tell them he got paid,   There's absolutely no way a US general with access to intel didn't know what RT was about. AKA Flynn wasn't set up.  Flynn was shady.  As we found out when he plead guilty.  He was acting as a paid agent of the government of Turkey without declaring it, publishing opinion articles designed to shape public opinion to Turkish interests. He admitted to the judge that he lied to the FBI, that he knew lying to the FBI was a crime, and that the FBI did not pressure him or act improper in any way.    The reason they went after Michael Flynn Jr?  Most likely because Jr was also acting as a paid foreign agent. The article doesn't actually provide any proof at all they went after Michael Flynn Jr, but it seems probable.   He worked for his Dad's company as his chief of staff and he knew everything about the fact they were acting as paid agents of Turkey.  General Flynn is testifying against his former business partners for this conspiracy in weeks.  By cooperating, Gen Flynn A.  hoped to reduce his own sentence for his crimes and B. guaranteed that Jr would not be arrested for the crimes Jr took part in, because JR wouldn't have done them but for his dad.