HOLY smokes… https://t.co/PuGNDBWDRH
— Brad Thor (@BradThor) March 30, 2017
Well that's a bombshell. https://t.co/KXWzw4mZDd
— Noah Rothman (@NoahCRothman) March 30, 2017
Hmmm:
WSJ: Mike Flynn Offers to Testify in Exchange for Immunity https://t.co/KXdsFeGyTn
— Byron Tau (@ByronTau) March 30, 2017
More from the Wall Street Journal:
WASHINGTON—Mike Flynn, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, has told the Federal Bureau of Investigation and congressional officials investigating the Trump campaign’s potential ties to Russia that he is willing to be interviewed in exchange for a grant of immunity from prosecution, according to officials with knowledge of the matter.
As an adviser to Mr. Trump’s presidential campaign, and later one of Mr. Trump’s top aides in the White House, Mr. Flynn was privy to some of the most sensitive foreign-policy deliberations of the new administration and was directly involved in discussions about the possible lifting of sanctions on Russia imposed by the Obama administration.
According to the article, no one has taken Flynn up on his offer yet.
Mike Flynn has offered through lawyers to testify in Russia probe for immunity. No one has taken the offer. https://t.co/vl3Bk6WQDx
— Noah Rothman (@NoahCRothman) March 30, 2017
The news is already making waves … but will anything come of it?
I feel like if Flynn has anything worth offering he wouldn't have to pitch his testimony to prosecutors via the media?
— Sonny Bunch (@SonnyBunch) March 30, 2017
WHAT DOES FLYNN NEED IMMUNITY FROM THO
— Zerlina Maxwell (@ZerlinaMaxwell) March 30, 2017
Why ask for immunity if Flynn did nothing wrong or illegal? Interesting….. https://t.co/mFT4A1TFdz
— Dr. Schadenfreude (@PoliticsOfFear) March 30, 2017
Two questions here: Why does Flynn need immunity? And why won’t anyone offer it? https://t.co/FsLXaaD5DD
— Yoni Appelbaum (@YAppelbaum) March 30, 2017
Immunity from prosecution, but for what offense? The question hangs in the air like the smell of decay.
— Noah Rothman (@NoahCRothman) March 30, 2017
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Update:
Second source: NBC also has an official saying Flynn is willing to testify in exchange for immunity https://t.co/6lO5zOcMxV
— Brandon Wall (@Walldo) March 30, 2017
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Update:
Jack Langer, Spox for Chmn Nunes at House Intel: "No, Michael Flynn has not offered to testify to HPSCI in exchange for immunity."
— John R Parkinson (@jparkABC) March 30, 2017
Statement from Flynn's lawyer acknowledging discussions w/ House and Senate Intel Committees, no mention of FBI. pic.twitter.com/4YH1VuLjAR
— Chuck Ross (@ChuckRossDC) March 30, 2017
Statement from Flynn's atty seems to acknowledge seeking immunity, explaining it's necessary in "highly politicized, witch hunt environment" pic.twitter.com/IH7ZVLwLnw
— Kenneth P. Vogel (@kenvogel) March 30, 2017
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Update:
REMINDER: #Flynn to NBC in September: "When you are given immunity, that means you have probably committed a crime." https://t.co/4OVlC7WsB3
— Evan Rosenfeld (@Evan_Rosenfeld) March 30, 2017
Oooof.
— Sean Agnew (@seanagnew) March 30, 2017
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) March 30, 2017
