For his testimony. Oh boy.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/30/politics/michael-flynn-immunity-testimony/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/30/politics/michael-flynn-immunity-testimony/index.html
Flynn seeks immunity
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He was required by law to register as a foreign agent. He did not. He withheld information from at least Pence.
I would too if I were him.
I would too if I were him.
Lol. RUSSIA!!!
Really though, Flynn screwed up big time by not being straight forward with Pence. He was highly regarded by both sides of the aisle. I wonder what skeletons he has in the closet to be asking for immunity. The Turkey thing isn't going to cause him any real trouble.
Really though, Flynn screwed up big time by not being straight forward with Pence. He was highly regarded by both sides of the aisle. I wonder what skeletons he has in the closet to be asking for immunity. The Turkey thing isn't going to cause him any real trouble.
I'm not sure you ask for immunity if you did nothing wrong. Why is he looking to cut deals? I think it's probably Turkey and his failure to register as a foreign agent. But it's pretty obvious he may be starting to get scared what the FBI and Senate stand to find. His lawyer flat out said that "Flynn has a story to tell" and it surrounds the current investigations.
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If that is the extent of his transgressions, then he wouldn't need immunity. Those are already known and nothing that would land him in jail. Hell, f that were the extent, he probably wouldn't have needed to resign.
Considering his past, who knows what he has done. I would ask for immunity if I could get it for a parking ticket.
Is that Tuxedo Yoda's new Twitter handle?
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If you wish to talk with congress, I would ask for it. Even if you don't think you did anything wrong.
I'm sure people like bq don't remember this but all those baseball players that testified before congress in 2006 for the steroid stuff which included Sammy Sosa and Rafael Palmero, they also asked for immunity before they testified.
You act like it sometimes so it wouldn't be surprising to learn ....
Just a joke but you threw a softball and I couldn't resist
No. No they did not.
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/featured_articles/20050318friday.html
The baseball players were not being sought for illegal activities, but rather to testify against MLB for sweeping steroids under the rug. There were to be no criminal charges against players considered. Canseco wanted immunity because he feared he was going to get sued for lilbel/slander, but even he wasn't granted it.
Several of those players simply refused to answer direct questions, or in the case of Rafael Palmeiro, flat out lied.
Without bothering to read your links , those guys were concerned about their personal status as well which led them to seek immunity
But the only one who asked for it was Canseco, and he wasn't granted it. They still testified.
again, I said only Canseco sought immunity - and he didn't get it.
And this quote form the ESPN article
Bob, as I said in a prior post, I take you as a smart person. Would you go before any investigative body that can ask any question and not ask for immunity?
All the Clinton associates wanted immunity before they testified. It really doesn't matter if you know you've done something wrong. It's the thing you did that you didn't think was illegal that actually is or saying something that could possibly incriminate yourself. Flynn doesn't have to testify, he wants to but doesn't want to be on the end of a lib witch hunt if he in fact has nothing to hide.
In reality, I would ask my lawyer, and for good measure bring him with me. Just for laughs, I'd probably go all Martin Shkreli and just answer every question with "I plead the 5th"
But it really depends on the situation. Thankfully, I have never been put in that situation. Like many things, I don't really see it as a black and white yes or no absolute. If I had done nothing wrong, and I am not in a position to perjure myself, I don't think I would need it, but I'd ask my lawyer first.
What really hints at impropriety for Flynn is the fact that he's offering to testify in exchange for immunity. The baseball players didn't offer to testify, they were subpoenaed, and even then most of them didn't ask for immunity. Flynn hasn't been subpoenaed just yet, IIRC.
I would too. If they need him later they'll just subpoena him. And then he'll just plead the fifth.
Here's a good article on the subject.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news..._experimentrandom_1_na&utm_term=.0803dfb643aa
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news..._experimentrandom_1_na&utm_term=.0803dfb643aa
Well either he has nothing of value to say, or he may be a potential target of serious charges.
EDIT: as Schiff points out in the post below, there's not enough material to grant the request at this time.
I'm not a lawyer (perhaps a lawyer can jump in here), but my understanding is there are different types of immunity. There's full immunity for a crime in exchange for information, but there's also immunity from using testimony to further an investigation or self-incriminate. Flynn is asking for the latter. He doesn't want to plead the fifth but he also doesn't want his testimony used against him. Again, not a lawyer, but I wonder whether this is a strategy to help insulate himself from any wrongdoing by making evidence inadmissible.
