Judge Sullivan’s warning to Flynn that moving forward with sentencing today may involve jail time sends a message: trying to play games with the court or downplay serious crimes is intolerable.
Fundamental to a plea agreement that results in leniency is admission of guilt & taking responsibility for your own wrongdoing. Flynn’s attempt to walk it back was met with a harsh rebuke, & rightly so.
How extraordinary: the President’s former National Security Advisor stood before federal court today & admitted to a felony implicating our national security. He is cooperating w/federal prosecutors investigating the possible complicity of his old boss, the President of the U.S.
Michael Flynn admitted to deliberately lying to the FBI about his conversations w/Russian Ambassador Kislyak. If these discussions weren't nefarious, why did he lie to federal agents? This question, among others, is part of the puzzle Mueller is putting together.
Flynn spoke with senior officials on President Trump’s transition team to discuss what he should communicate to the Russian ambassador. The Special Counsel likely knows who these senior officials are and what legal consequences they face.
Trump’s urging Comey to drop the Flynn investigation—going to the heart of potential obstruction of justice—was done to prevent Flynn’s eventual cooperation, which now includes 19 interviews with the Special Counsel.
