The deal was done, and former national security adviser Michael Flynn was cruising toward a sentence of no prison time after admitting he lied to the FBI when interviewed about his contacts with the Russian ambassador to the United States.
But then, Flynn and his lawyers did something they came to regret: They made a filing to the court suggesting the FBI set him up.
U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan showed his deep displeasure with Flynn at one point asking a prosecutor whether the retired general could be charged with treason.
The judge told the former national security advisor "arguably you sold your country out" and warned the fallen Army lieutenant general that he might be sent to jail if he did not agree to delay the hearing.
Mueller's schedule suddenly upended by a defendant with cold feet and a judge with a hot temper.
No comments:
Post a Comment