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The most important part: "Mike Flynn, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, has told the Federal Bureau of Investigation and congressional
by r721 10y ago
The most important part:
"Mike Flynn, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, has told the Federal Bureau of Investigation and congressional officials investigating the Trump campaign’s potential ties to Russia that he is willing to be interviewed in exchange for a grant of immunity from prosecution, according to officials with knowledge of the matter.
As an adviser to Mr. Trump’s presidential campaign, and later one of Mr. Trump’s top aides in the White House, Mr. Flynn was privy to some of the most sensitive foreign-policy deliberations of the new administration and was directly involved in discussions about the possible lifting of sanctions on Russia imposed by the Obama administration.
He has made the offer to the FBI and the House and Senate intelligence committees through his lawyer but has so far found no takers, the officials said.
Mr. Flynn’s attorney, Robert Kelner, declined to comment.
It wasn’t clear if Mr. Flynn had offered to talk about specific aspects of his time working for Mr. Trump, but the fact that he was seeking immunity suggested Mr. Flynn feels he may be in legal jeopardy following his brief stint as the national security adviser, one official said."
- jmaygarden 10y agoEveryone is in legal jeopardy if they speak freely with Federal agents. It's a one-side exchange where they are allowed lie to you to extract information, but you go to prison if a statement that you make could be construed as a lie. I'm a big proponent of exercising your 4th, 5th and 6th amendment rights to the fullest. Maybe he did something wrong, maybe he didn't. However, asking for immunity seems like a smart move either way.