Dispatches from Trump's America: Flynn mulls testifying about contacts with Russian officials before election

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"When you are given immunity, that means you have probably committed a crime." - Michael Flynn to Chuck Todd, Meet the Press, September 25, 2016

 With the news that former national security adviser Michael "Mike" Flynn is offering testimony before the Congressional hearing about alleged links between the Trump campaign and Russian government officials prior to Donald J. Trump's election in exchange for immunity, cracks are beginning to open in the President's wall of denial and obfuscation.

 According to an Associated Press report published in MSN News, it looks like the disgraced Flynn - who was either fired or forced to resign after the revelation that he had talked about existing sanctions on Russian government figures with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak last December - is willing to talk...but only if he is granted full immunity. 
"General Flynn certainly has a story to tell, and he very much wants to tell it, should the circumstances permit," attorney Robert Kelner said Thursday.
Kelner said no "reasonable person" with legal counsel would answer questions without assurances that he would not be prosecuted, given calls from some members of Congress that the retired lieutenant general should face criminal charges.
Flynn's ties to Russia have been scrutinized by the FBI and are under investigation by the House and Senate intelligence committees. Both committees are looking into Russia's meddling in the 2016 presidential election and any ties between Trump associates and the Kremlin.
I wonder, though, if Flynn, who either has a bad memory or a diminished sense of irony,  understands the concept of karma. 
After all, if he didn't commit a crime, why is he asking Congress for immunity, right?






Sources:

 http://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/civil-war-on-capitol-hill-gop-s-internal-strife-910480963798

 http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/lawyer-michael-flynn-in-talks-with-congress-about-immunity/ar-BBz5dcG

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