By Steve Neavling
Ticklethewire.com
Michael Flynn, President Trump’s former national security adviser, went to court thinking he’d receive leniency for cooperating with special counsel Robert Mueller’s prosecutors Tuesday.
After all, Flynn struck a deal with prosecutors, who argued this month that he should not get prison time for his help with the Russia investigation.
But U.S. District judge Emmet Sullivan disagreed, causing a delay in sentencing on a charge of lying to the FBI.
“I’m not hiding my disgust, my disdain for this criminal offense, Sullivan said, adding he is deviating from Mueller’s recommendation, The Washington Post reports.
The judge also was unhappy when Flynn’s attorneys suggested he was duped into lying to the FBI.
“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!” he said. “Arguably, that undermines everything this flag over here stands for. Arguably, you sold your country out!”
This means Flynn could serve substantial time in prison. ‘The judge requested a status report in 90 days before sentencing is scheduled.
