Of all the White House allies who have received lucrative settlements from the Trump Justice Department in response to highly dubious civil lawsuits, the DOJ’s deal with former White House national security adviser Michael Flynn is among the most outrageous.

It also apparently has a sequel. Lawfare’s Anna Bower reported:

The Trump administration has agreed to a second settlement with former national security adviser and Trump ally Michael Flynn, according to a court document filed in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.

The settlement relates to a civil suit Flynn brought against the United States government, in which he alleges that the U.S. Army illegally garnished his retirement pay.

It’s not yet clear exactly how much this second settlement will be worth. The latest court documents, filed Friday, said the two sides “have agreed to a settlement in principle,” though they’ll “need more time to finalize and implement the agreed-upon settlement.”....

The pardon, however, apparently wasn’t enough. Flynn wanted a payout, too, claiming federal law enforcement subjected him to malicious prosecution when they charged him with crimes — and I can’t emphasize this enough — he had twice pleaded guilty to. Trump’s hyperpoliticized Justice Department agreed, in a development Mary B. McCord, an MS NOW legal and national security contributor, described as “a miscarriage of justice.”

The second settlement, in a separate but related case, will add insult to injury.

There was a point between Trump’s first and second terms when he suggested that, should he return to power, he might very well bring Flynn back to the White House. It increasingly appears, however, that Flynn doesn’t need a job, since the president’s team keeps agreeing to send him taxpayer money.