Flynn is a liar.
He was not ambushed by the FBI.
Judge Sullivan disagrees. https://t.co/aUxq8GeV2B
— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) December 18, 2018
Former national security adviser Michael Flynn’s sentencing is on hold after a dramatic rebuke from the judge, who stressed that prison time was not off the table — even though that’s what Flynn’s lawyers and Mueller's team agreed to in sentencing memos. https://t.co/9xlgIEX5kl pic.twitter.com/4nVmkz81yX
— The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) December 18, 2018
A federal judge blasted Michael Flynn for lying to the FBI and questioned whether Robert Mueller’s prosecutors could have tried him for treasonhttps://t.co/2Mpi362GKz
— POLITICO (@politico) December 18, 2018
"[Flynn's] lawyers tried a sentencing strategy and it misfired really badly." – @JoyceWhiteVance w/ @NicolleDWallace pic.twitter.com/w0xaRzj62O
— Deadline White House (@DeadlineWH) December 18, 2018
New: Flynn's lawyers appear to have badly miscalculated in shifting at least part of the blame for Flynn's lies to the FBI—that is, unless they were playing for a pardon. “Maybe, on some level, this was an appeal to Trump and his base," says @Mimirocah1 https://t.co/EVN4oVcYKp
— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) December 18, 2018
SULLIVAN WARNS FLYNN OF A PRISON SENTENCE:
"You were an unregistered agent of a foreign country while serving as the National Security Adviser to the president!
"Arguably, this undermines everything this flag over here stands for! Arguably, you sold your country out!"
— Steven Portnoy (@stevenportnoy) December 18, 2018
Shorter Judge Sullivan: What’s all this BS on Fox News about you being trapped? Flynn: Nevermind.
— Ken Dilanian (@KenDilanianNBC) December 18, 2018
What I don't understand is *why* Flynn's team tried to falsely suggest wrongdoing where none existed. They had to know that deception was going nowhere with the judge. Perhaps Flynn wanted to set up his post-conviction speaking tour or political career. https://t.co/GtOJiTGz0Q
— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) December 18, 2018
Judge Emmett Sullivan said he would not hide his “disdain” and “disgust” of Flynn’s crimes and criticized the former national security adviser’s lawyer’s attempts to construe that the FBI had engaged in entrapment, writes @natashabertrand. https://t.co/1tfC263thu
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) December 18, 2018
And I would add that hearsay is not allowed in court so the FBI needs witnesses to testify to relevant facts, because agents cannot. So even if they know the answer, they still need to admit the answer in court. https://t.co/ATXiDp7v0Y
— Daniel Goldman (@danielsgoldman) December 18, 2018
A remarkable turn within days: from Flynn lawyers claiming entrapment, to Flynn and lawyers admitting he repeatedly & willfully lied, to lawyers clearly concerned he may be facing jail time and asking for delay.
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) December 18, 2018
Sad! 