Prosecutors appear to back away from prison recommendation for Michael Flynn
Source: Washington Post
Prosecutors backed away from their recommendation that former national security adviser Michael Flynn serve up to six months in prison, saying in a court filing Wednesday that probation remained a reasonable sentence that they would not oppose.
The filing comes as Flynn continues his effort to withdraw his guilty plea in special counsel Robert S. Mueller IIIs Russia probe. Prosecutors did not explain in their filing why they reemphasized probation as a reasonable sentence for Flynn.
The shift represents the latest turn in the case in which federal prosecutors once held up Flynn as a model cooperator and suggested probation but shifted their stance to include prison time after Flynn hired a new defense team, attacked investigators and undermined the prosecution of his former business partner.
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Faux pas
(14,698 posts)quit playing flynn's reindeer games for eff sake
Botany
(70,614 posts)n/t
Jarqui
(10,130 posts)cstanleytech
(26,334 posts)Karadeniz
(22,587 posts)keithbvadu2
(36,962 posts)Two generals... Flynn & Arnold
Arnold died a traitor in England.
He was not lucky enough to have a Donald Trump on his side.
SCVDem
(5,103 posts)Just for good measure!
AZ8theist
(5,515 posts)not_the_one
(2,227 posts)Once again, the criminal will get off scot free.
BlueIdaho
(13,582 posts)This is such bullshit.
Mc Mike
(9,115 posts)So obviously, there should be no jail time, just probation. It's only reasonable.