By Travis Gettys Michael Flynn’s former associates are baffled by his behavior since around the time he linked up with Donald Trump. The retired U.S. Army general was seen last week pleading the Fifth Amendment when asked by the House select committee whether he believed in the peaceful transfer of power, but former close associates watched in horror as chanted, “lock her up,” during the 2016 Republican National Convention, reported The Atlantic. “He spent a lot of time deployed, maybe too much, as it turns out,” said James Clapper, former director of national intelligence. “He spent a lot of …