President Trump's legal team intends to attack Michael Flynn as a liar just trying to protect himself should the former national security advisor testify against his former boss, The Washington Post reveals:
The approach would mark a sharp break from Trump’s previously sympathetic posture toward Flynn, whom he called a “wonderful man” when Flynn was ousted from the White House in February. Earlier this month, the president did not rule out a possible pardon for Flynn, who is cooperating with special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
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Trump’s legal team has seized on Flynn’s agreement with prosecutors as fodder for a possible defense, if necessary. In court filings, the retired lieutenant general admitted that he lied to the FBI about conversations he had with the Russian ambassador to the United States during the December 2016 transition.
“He’s said it himself: He’s a liar,” said one person helping craft the strategy who was granted anonymity to describe private conversations.
Trump's lawyers also reportedly believe Flynn will not be able to offer up any documented evidence of campaign or White House criminal wrongdoing:
Securing documents that corroborate the statements of cooperators such as Flynn is often key when the case comes down to dueling accounts, legal experts said.
On Tuesday, Joseph Flynn, who has organized a legal defense fund for his brother, shared his opinion that President Trump should issue a pardon.
“About time you pardoned General Flynn who has taken the biggest fall for all of you given the illegitimacy of this confessed crime in the wake of all this corruption,” Joseph Flynn tweeted, though the post was deleted after about 15 minutes.
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Moments later, he tweeted again to Trump. “Mr. President, I personally believe that a pardon is due to General Flynn, given the apparent and obvious illegitimacy of the manner in which the so called ‘crimes’ he plead (sic) guilty to were extracted from him,” he wrote. “I ask for quick action on this. Thank you and keep up the good work!”
On December 15, Trump told reporters, "We'll see what happens," when asked if he intends to pardon Flynn.
Full story: Trump legal team readies attack on Flynn’s credibility (WaPo)
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