Former Trump adviser faces $5 million in legal fees amid pardon buzz

[RandySF]

Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, the Donald Trump adviser who admitted to lying to FBI agents about his Russia contacts and lobbying activities for Turkey, has shouldered some $5 million in legal bills, a knowledgeable source close to the retired Army officer told ABC News Monday.

The hefty legal bill has been amassed despite his December 2017 guilty plea -- the first in the Russia investigation -- and providing what special counsel Robert Mueller described as "substantial assistance" in numerous investigations.

The revelation, by a source close to the former Defense Intelligence Agency director about his exorbitant costs from hiring veteran Washington lawyers Robert Kelner and Stephen Anthony, came only hours after Attorney General William Barr informed Congress that Mueller found no prosecutable evidence of anyone in Trump's 2016 presidential campaign -- including Flynn -- colluding with Russian agents.

Many prominent supporters in the "Make America Great Again" political movement, started by Trump, have stepped up calls for Flynn's "immediate" pardon by the president.


https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/former-trump-adviser-faces-dollar5-million-in-legal-fees-amid-pardon-buzz-source/ar-BBVdQHR?li=BBnbfcL&ocid=mailsignout

[democratisphere]

1. With drumpf, everyone else is always the bad guy.

drumpf is always selling his sweet and innocent routine. Unfortunately there are way to many idiots that believe it. Flynn and drumpf both colluded with Russia.

[mr_lebowski]

2. Not gonna change much since Mueller's already stuck his neck out asking for a minimal sentence

for Flynn anyway. What's he likely to get, same 2 weeks as Papadopolous?

Here's an idea, Flynn, why don't you try asking Trump for the $5M back?

BTW, how the F*** do you accumulate $5M in legal fees defending yourself against ... what ... one count of lying to the FBI?

Either there's actually A LOT MORE to this ... or ... ya really did it wrong, Flynn.

As to the article, I thought for one second they'd get the reporting of the facts correct ...

" that Mueller found no prosecutable evidence of anyone in Trump's 2016 presidential campaign -- including Flynn -- colluding with Russian agents.

Started out promising there ... but then failed in the end. Flynn was Nat'l Sec. Adviser, and he wasn't singled out as suggested. And Barr didn't SAY NO RUSSIAN AGENTS. He said NO RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT.

Two different things.

[2naSalit]

3. Indeed...

And the quote, notice that's not the beginning of the sentence either. There are other words in front of that portion of a sentence/statement. Wonder what precedes that part.

[Thekaspervote]

4. And a 5 mil dollar "necklace" maybe puttie will help him out

Being a broke dick small player for the rest of his miserable life...that’s fitting punishment. Would be most happy if the same befell dotard and his ilk

[Socal31]

5. This pardon is probably already on his desk

Right next to Stone's. Just feels inevitable after the last 48 hours. Sigh.