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The Velveteen Ocelot

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5. A defendant can withdraw a guilty plea before sentencing if they can show

Reply to NewsCenter28 (Original post)

Tue Feb 20, 2018, 05:30 PM

Feb 2018

"a fair and just reason," not just because they want to. What would that reason be in Flynn's case? He probably has spilled his guts to Mueller already, but they won't be sentencing him until after May 1, when the report is due. So maybe he's angling for a lighter sentence? Not sure what, if any, leverage he has, other than not making the prosecutors go to trial. Which isn't much.

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Seth Abramson is picking up indications that Michael Flynn is moving to withdraw his Mueller plea [View all] NewsCenter28 Feb 2018 OP

Mueller needs to prosecute that piece of shit with everything onecaliberal Feb 2018 #1

And his son as well GentryDixon Feb 2018 #11

Definitely. No more chance just put the hammer down. onecaliberal Feb 2018 #15

Mueller should hit him with a legal truck right now and flatten the SOB. sunonmars Feb 2018 #2

So much that! onecaliberal Feb 2018 #16

Mueller has this Guy by the short ones. Wellstone ruled Feb 2018 #3

Flynn was indicted by a single count for lying to the FBI. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2018 #4

I hope you're right. MontanaMama Feb 2018 #8

A defendant can withdraw a guilty plea before sentencing if they can show The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2018 #5

Thanks for the explanation NewsCenter28 Feb 2018 #9

Sounds like someone's been promised a pardon for his silence. displacedtexan Feb 2018 #6

Did Trump promise him and his sons pardons NewJeffCT Feb 2018 #7

If he was promised a pardon there'd be no reason The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2018 #12

Probably found new charges zipplewrath Feb 2018 #10

Yeah, he probably thought he could get away NewsCenter28 Feb 2018 #13

I'm no legal expert genxlib Feb 2018 #14

Dan Abrams bpj62 Feb 2018 #17