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Nwgirl503

(406 posts)
Thu Mar 30, 2017, 06:38 PM Mar 2017

Flynn willing to testify in exchange for immunity!!!

Just broke on MSNBC!!!

Mike Flynn Offers to Testify in Exchange for Immunity

Former national security adviser tells FBI, the House and Senate intelligence committees he’s willing to be interviewed in exchange for deal, officials say...

https://www.wsj.com/articles/mike-flynn-offers-to-testify-in-exchange-for-immunity-1490912959

I'm not subscribed so that's all I can get from the link.

I edited the title to reflect that he's willing to testify. Thanks for the updates down thread!

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Flynn willing to testify in exchange for immunity!!! (Original Post) Nwgirl503 Mar 2017 OP
You mean Mr. Lock Her Up Lock Her Up Thrill Mar 2017 #1
LOL! nt Kahuna7 Mar 2017 #3
Projection! Blue_Roses Mar 2017 #8
He'd better have some tip top security meadowlark5 Mar 2017 #2
That's just what I was thinking. He's got to watch for Russians... brush Mar 2017 #9
Fuck that superpatriotman Mar 2017 #4
Granted, IDK how it works on this high of a level but Nwgirl503 Mar 2017 #6
They won't be that gullible. They'll work out a deal that he... brush Mar 2017 #12
rats on a sinking ship spanone Mar 2017 #5
Wow! Blue_Roses Mar 2017 #7
Not necessarily. He just offered. Doesn't mean the offer will be or should be accepted. I imagine wiggs Mar 2017 #10
Here's a tweet with more text (from LBN) BumRushDaShow Mar 2017 #11
More of the WSJ story: former9thward Mar 2017 #13
"Willing to" does not equal "to". ... no takers so far (Flynn's unreliable). . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2017 #14

meadowlark5

(2,795 posts)
2. He'd better have some tip top security
Thu Mar 30, 2017, 06:39 PM
Mar 2017

He might meet with an unexpected fall from a balcony or his fugu fish might not be "prepared" correctly.

Nwgirl503

(406 posts)
6. Granted, IDK how it works on this high of a level but
Thu Mar 30, 2017, 06:42 PM
Mar 2017

in lower courts, they usually they don't grant Immunity unless there is something big to divulge.

brush

(53,467 posts)
12. They won't be that gullible. They'll work out a deal that he...
Thu Mar 30, 2017, 06:56 PM
Mar 2017

provide valuable info or there will be no deal.

wiggs

(7,788 posts)
10. Not necessarily. He just offered. Doesn't mean the offer will be or should be accepted. I imagine
Thu Mar 30, 2017, 06:54 PM
Mar 2017

the FBI has a lot to say about this. They may want first shot at an interview, if they haven't already. They may or may not support immunity, depending on the strength of the case.

It's often been discussed that the House/Senate investigations can conflict and harm the FBI investigation....have to be careful that it doesn't in this case. FBI professionals first.

former9thward

(31,801 posts)
13. More of the WSJ story:
Thu Mar 30, 2017, 06:56 PM
Mar 2017

WASHINGTON—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 though his lawyer but has so far found no takers, the officials said.

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.

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