Judge delays Michael Flynn’s sentencing…

Details: During the hearing, Flynn refused an opportunity provided by Judge Emmet Sullivan to withdraw his guilty plea after his attorneys claimed in their own sentencing memo filed last week that he was misled about the circumstances of his 2017 interview with the FBI. Flynn instead told the judge he was “aware” that lying to the FBI was a crime.

• A prosecutor on Mueller’s team told Sullivan that it “remains a possibility” that Flynn is still working with the special counsel’s investigation, though he has provided the “vast majority” of his cooperation.
• Sullivan blasted Flynn from the bench during the hearing: “This is a very serious offense. A high-ranking senior official of the government making false statements to the Federal Bureau of Investigation while on the physical premises of the White House.” He later admonished him for his lobbying work for Turkey, saying, “Arguably, this undermines everything this flag over here stands for. Arguably, you sold your country out.” Sullivan also asked the prosecutor whether they had considered charging Flynn with treason….

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