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Michael Flynn Could Testify on Potential Trump Campaign Ties to Russia in Exchange for Immunity

Accepted submission by takyon at 2017-03-31 01:24:30
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Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn has reportedly offered to testify about President Trump's campaign and Russia [thehill.com]:

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, according to a Wall Street Journal report [wsj.com].

Flynn resigned [thehill.com] 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."

Also at the LA Times [latimes.com], the Washington Post [washingtonpost.com], Bloomberg [bloomberg.com], NYT [nytimes.com], and Politico [politico.com].


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