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posted by Fnord666 on Friday March 31 2017, @01:04PM   Printer-friendly
from the trump-card dept.

Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn has reportedly offered to testify about President Trump's campaign and Russia:

President Trump's former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn has reportedly told the FBI that he is willing to testify about the Trump campaign's potential ties to Russia, in exchange for immunity from prosecution, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Flynn resigned in February, after it was reported that he misled White House staff on his interactions with Russia and had discussed sanctions with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak ahead of President Trump's inauguration. The Journal reported, citing officials familiar with the matter, that the FBI and the House and Senate Intelligence committees that are investigating Russia's attempts to interfere in the U.S. election have not taken his lawyers up on the offer.

Flynn's lawyer said in a statement that "General Flynn certainly has a story to tell, and he very much wants to tell it, should the circumstances permit."

[...] In September, criticizing Hillary Clinton over former aides being given immunity deals as part of an investigation into her private email server, Flynn said, "When you're given immunity that means you've probably committed a crime."

Also at the LA Times, the Washington Post, Bloomberg, NYT, and Politico.


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  • (Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Friday March 31 2017, @03:32PM (2 children)

    by DeathMonkey (1380) on Friday March 31 2017, @03:32PM (#487111) Journal

    That letter is the DENIAL!

    And you'll note, they don't even deny it: we will not comment right now on the details of discussions

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 31 2017, @03:47PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 31 2017, @03:47PM (#487118)

    No, it's not. I mean please look at this rationally. Note the ever recurring quote of "General Flynn certainly has a story to tell, and he very much wants to tell it, should the circumstances permit." That quote is from this statement! They're just taking it out of context and spinning into what really has to be called fake news.

    You'll also note that more reputable sources are making an effort at providing at least some context. For instance [go.com] :

    In an article more accurately titled, "Flynn in talks to testify before Congress, seeking 'assurances against unfair prosecution'", ABC reports:

    A spokesman for House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif., denied that Flynn "offered to testify to HPSCI in exchange for immunity." A Democratic aide on the panel concurred that to date Flynn has not requested immunity from prosecution.