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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.
(Score: 3, Informative) by DeathMonkey on Friday March 31 2017, @03:37PM (2 children)
The source of the claim (of seeking immunity) is not that letter. That letter is mere damage control (and doesn't even deny the claim).
From the LA Times article:
President Trump's former national security advisor, retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, has been seeking immunity from prosecution in return for testifying to the House and Senate intelligence committees, a congressional official confirmed Thursday.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 31 2017, @03:52PM (1 child)
Ah, so we go from taking things out of context to "anonymous sources"? You'll note that ABC [go.com] has quite a different take on the story:
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.
This is somewhere between very dirty media and outright fake news.
(Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 31 2017, @03:59PM
Nunes's credibility is in the shitter. Citing him is like saying, "and here is the official lie."