Flynn pleaded guilty in December 2017 to lying to the FBI during an interview about contacts he had with Russia\u2019s ambassador to the U. S.,\u2026<\/b>
\nFlynn pleaded guilty in December 2017 to lying to the FBI during an interview about contacts he had with Russia\u2019s ambassador to the U. S., Sergey Kislyak, during the period of transition between election day 2016 and President Donald Trump\u2019s inauguration.
Flynn served as Trump\u2019s national security advisor until his February 2017 resignation. He has proven cooperative over the course of 19 interviews earlier this year, according to an unidentified ABC News source. He is set to be sentenced on Tuesday, December 18. Prosecutors have recommended that he serve no prison time in light of his cooperation.
Trump tweeted his own explanation for the deal:
Last year, Trump said of Flynn, \u201cI had to fire General Flynn because he lied to the Vice President and the FBI. He has pled guilty to those lies. It is a shame because his actions during the transition were lawful. There was nothing to hide!\u201d
Veteran attorney Solomon Wisenberg believes the judge requested the records because he \u201cwas concerned by allegations made by Flynn\u2019s defense lawyer that the FBI misled Flynn about what he thought was an informal meeting with the agents at the White House.\u201d He told ABC \u201cthey\u2019re not changing the admission that he was lying, but they are saying there are mitigating factors.\u201d
\u201cIt\u2019s reputation management,\u201d Wisenberg speculated. \u201cIt\u2019s his lawyer\u2019s last chance to say there are mitigating circumstances.\u201d<\/p>\n