Michael Flynn sentencing postponed after dramatic hearing

[George II]

Source: CNN

Washington (CNN)BREAKING: President Donald Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn will not be sentenced Tuesday.

Flynn said Tuesday in a federal court that "I was aware" that lying to the FBI is a crime.

Flynn pleaded guilty a year ago to lying to federal investigators and is being sentenced by Judge Emmet Sullivan of the US District Court for the District of Columbia, who has had very strong words for the defendant.

"I want to be frank with you, this crime is very serious," Sullivan said. "Not only did you lie to the FBI, you lied to senior officials in the incoming administration."

"All along, you were an unregistered agent of a foreign country while serving as the national security adviser to the President of the United States," Sullivan said. "That undermines everything this flag over here stands for. Arguably you sold your country out."

Sullivan later corrected himself, noting Flynn's foreign lobbying ended prior to the beginning of the Trump administration.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/18/politics/michael-flynn-sentencing-mueller-russia-probe/index.html

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Edit: Complete report from CNN is online now.

[dem4decades]

1. Does this give Trump a chance to pardon Flynn?

[cstanleytech]

12. He does not need a chance he legally can do it at any time.

Of course it wont help Trump as Flynn cannot hide behind the 5th and will have to answer questions and it could be used against Trump.

[duforsure]

25. Doesn't he have to be convicted of a crime first?

Was this done now to mess with trump more than anything , or just a independent judge ? Was it because of the way Flynn's been complaining about his situation by trying to blame the FBI?

[BumRushDaShow]

29. No

See Ford's pardon of Nixon without any public formal charges brought nor convictions and included a pardon for any potential crimes not yet known!

[pecosbob]

2. March?????

[Shell_Seas]

9. Michael Cohen isn't supposed to report to prison until March, either.

What's the significance of March?

[TruckFump]

18. Well, the judge's name is Sullivan. EOM

[pecosbob]

31. Ba dum tss

[YessirAtsaFact]

26. More time for Team Mueller to squeeze them for information

[Pachamama]

30. Ides of March?

[watoos]

3. I bet Flynn won't be so mouthy now.

[dem4decades]

20. I think his lawyers really screwed him. They should have shut up

[Perseus]

23. Agree, I would love to learn what kind of strategy that was

Their client is getting off the hook easy, and now they want to bash the FBI??? Are you kidding me?

I keep saying it, if this was a Hollywood script, not one studio would buy it, they would treat it as fantasy, anything on the script would be categorized as impossible things to happen in a USA administration. "It Can't Happen Here!"

[Merlot]

41. They couldn't/wouldn't have done that without his knowledge and approval.

He screwed himself.

[NCjack]

21. I suspect that Trump sent that message complaining about FBI for Flynn to use

in his sentencing plea. Then, Trump would reference it in the pardon -- see, the FBI mistreated Gen. Flynn. The FBI is crooked and biased against me. Trump, Inc. never stops gaming the system.

[EllieBC]

4. Flynn requested a recess and after that the judge toned

down his rhetoric and backtracked. At least that’s what it appears from the GD thread.

Something smells here.

[smb]

11. One-Man Good Cop, Bad Cop

The judge gave Flynn a demonstration of how hardass he can be if he wants, or how reasonable he can be if Flynn is willing to be cooperative.

If Cadet Bone Spurs were smart enough to read between the lines, he'd be shitting bricks.

[Princess Turandot]

19. No. It was the judge who offered Flynn the recess to speak with his attorney, which Flynn accepted..

He did that because he had informed them that he had not taken a prison sentence out of the range of possible punishments, despite the prosecutors' stance.

The treason remark was a throwaway zinger: my guess is that he felt disgusted with Flynn and his sniveling attempt to say that he only lied because no one told him that he shouldn't.

[watoos]

5. Welcome to my parlor said the spider to the fly.

[PhrankT]

6. Now Trump has to live through yet ANOTHER day of uncertain hell!

Pardon or no pardon, Trump is a 'made' man.

[Maxheader]

7. Judge to Flynn: 'You sold your country out'

That applys to the whole cheetoz white house administration..

[watoos]

8. Maybe Flynn was a double agent all along.

Now there's a conspiracy. Think about it. President Obama told Trump to be wary of Flynn knowing that Trump would do the opposite. I wish I knew how to make a movie.

[PhrankT]

14. That is an interesting twist! OR maybe the Judge has something in the redactions

that may relate to Flynn testifing in another upcoming case. Like the one coming out about TURKEY.


Actually, I have seen mentioned several times that Flynn was a 'double agent'.
But that too was an opinion as we all try putting the pieces together.
It is exhausting, but it's also fascinating.

I just want to see Trump, his gruesome kids, and every person of rank & power who played a role, sent to prison one day.

[Perseus]

27. You are just trying to fix the horrible script we are living

As I said before, no one would believe this script, what is going on in this administration only happens in bad movies. You do offer a more interesting twist though...go on, you may have something there.

[irisblue]

10. Telling an career Army man

"That undermines everything this flag over here stands for. Arguably you sold your country out. "


Wow
That's a knife.

[SWBTATTReg]

22. Really! The judge sharpened his knife too, prior to plunging it in w/ his little zingers...nt

[turbinetree]

24. I wish the judge would have put the Constitution in front of him, and then

put in front of him, duty, honor and country, do you remember those words?

https://www.usma.edu/news/sitepages/coat%20of%20arms%20and%20motto.aspx

Then thrown the book at him.........................

[SunSeeker]

13. What Flynn did is nothing compared to what Trump did...and is doing.

Hope Sullivan is the judge when Trump is indicted.

[milestogo]

33. Well, we don't know the full extent of what Flynn or Trump did yet.

[SunSeeker]

35. True, but from what we do know, Trump committed a lot more crimes.

I'm not downplaying what Flynn did. What he did as an incoming National Security Advisor is truly disgusting and I hope Sullivan gives him jail time in March.

[Texin]

15. The judge recessed because Flynn agreed to further cooperating with the prosecution's case.

[George II]

16. Yes, that was reported on CNN's broadcast a little while ago. That's good, I think.

[Julian Englis]

17. Flynn's sentencing did not go well for tRump--more evidence that everything he touches dies.

Flynn now will have to empty the bag entirely. I can only imagine how Fox News will react.

BTW, Reagan first appointed Judge Sullivan to the DC (local) bench, then GWHB also appointed him to higher position. Clinton elevated him to the Federal bench. That will make it hard to paint Judge Sullivan as a Democratic tool--but the right will try.

[ffr]

28. So the guy who called out "That's right, Lock Her Up" is an unconvicted traitor to the U.S.

Our worst nightmares about how deep and far the GOP went to hold onto power is peeking above the surface.

[agingdem]

32. I can't stand to watch these guys walk in and out of court...

their arrogance just pisses me off...angry they got caught...no remorse no regret no contrition...

[otchmoson]

34. Wonder what other serving officers/active military think?

How will Flynn be viewed by his peers (other high-ranking officers) and subordinates (active service people)? Will the stench last forever???

[BigmanPigman]

36. Last night on Don Lemon CNN a guest

said something that made me think. He said that Flynn must have given Mueller a lot of info but something else is going on that doesn't make sense. The fake pres has been saying what a good man Flynn is, just the opposite of Cohen. WHY? He suggested that Flynn knew that Mueller was onto him but still lied to cover for tRump. He also suggested he still is covering for tRump (he hasn't been called a rat). Something is going on.

[Pluvious]

37. That is quite interesting

Thanks for sharing m8

[BigmanPigman]

38. I heard the same assessment from a pundit on MSNBC today.

People are admitting on the cable shows that they are mystified about this and agree that this is a big and serious question that we don't know the answer to and won't until Mueller lets us know. It must involve $$$, Russia and tRump on a whole different level of crimes. This will be a "Holy shit!" moment for even the most experienced and knowledgeable political pundits when it comes out.

[Pluvious]

39. For the record, IMHO we can rule out one possibility...

The Traitor Flynn was in no way performing a sanctioned "deep op."

To affect and impact our presidential sanctioned process, is a non-possibity.

So we're left with the main unknown of why. This we must learn, eh mate ?

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AM, FM, weather, and news
Our leaders had a frank exchange of views
It makes no sense at all, aren't you confused ?

[BigmanPigman]

40. Can it all be boiled down to a common factor...

GREED and/or FAME?

[Pluvious]

42. The winner is...

(Note: sanctioned not section lol)

Hmmm

Blackmailed ?
- unlikely

Fame... Or more maybe aspirations of something bigger, with more yummy power ?

Money of course must be part of it, that's a given.

Stay tuned !