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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: 3, Insightful) by fadrian on Friday March 31 2017, @03:42PM (2 children)

    by fadrian (3194) on Friday March 31 2017, @03:42PM (#487116) Homepage

    No. But again, that's sort of beside the point, which is that Mr. Flynn's fear of prosecution based on his testimony is groundless - he can always take the 5'th if he really fears that, and if he's innocent, the FBI investigation should find that out. Now if he does have stuff to hide or has actually violated the law, I'm sure the FBI investigation already has enough evidence to hang him. But that just makes the plea for immunity savvy - not particularly praiseworthy. In any case, I'm glad that pussy isn't anywhere near the hands of policy anymore - if he can't stand a few hours questioning from Congress, what else could he have caved on... What a Washington pussy.

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  • (Score: 2) by Thexalon on Friday March 31 2017, @05:56PM

    by Thexalon (636) on Friday March 31 2017, @05:56PM (#487197)

    Yeah, didn't these people ever watch Dave Chappelle [youtube.com]?

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 31 2017, @07:10PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 31 2017, @07:10PM (#487252)

    No. But again, that's sort of beside the point, which is that Mr. Flynn's fear of prosecution based on his testimony is groundless - he can always take the 5'th if he really fears that, and if he's innocent, the FBI investigation should find that out. Now if he does have stuff to hide or has actually violated the law, I'm sure the FBI investigation already has enough evidence to hang him. But that just makes the plea for immunity savvy - not particularly praiseworthy. In any case, I'm glad that pussy isn't anywhere near the hands of policy anymore - if he can't stand a few hours questioning from Congress, what else could he have caved on... What a Washington pussy.

    Because we all know if you have done nothing wrong, you have nothing to fear. I mean, if you aren't a member of the Communist Party, you have nothing to worry about from McCarthy's innocent questions, right?

    Personally I think Flynn is guilty of all sorts of things, potentially including treason ("adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort"). That being said, I have no concrete evidence of it, and that whole "presumption of innocence" thing applies so I'll need to side with him.

    I could see a kangaroo-court inquiry, trying to railroad a completely innocent man, undergoing proceedings superficially similar to this one. If we condemn Flynn's actions here as "obvious evidence of guilt," then we ourselves will have no defense if the Trump Administration starts attacking each and every one of us.