What Michael Flynns Plea Deal Means Eleven legal experts weigh in.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

TV cameras swarmed a federal courthouse on Friday to witness former national security adviser Michael Flynn arrive to plead guilty to a felony count of lying to the FBI about conversations he had with then-Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak. The stunning news comes only a month after a federal grand jury indicted two top Trump campaign staffers—Paul Manafort and Rick Gates—on charges related to their foreign lobbying work, while lower-level aide George Papadopoulos also pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI.

Flynn is now cooperating with special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation, and the court documents say he had called Kislyak on the orders of an unnamed senior transition official. What does this latest development mean for Flynn and, more importantly, for President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly denied that his campaign had any improper dealings with Russia? And what’s Mueller’s next move? We asked legal experts—practicing attorneys, law school professors, legal consultants—to interpret today’s bombshell news. Here is what they told us. —Taylor Gee

https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/12/01/what-michael-flynns-plea-deal-means-215995

[kentuck]

1. "Flynn wasn't flying solo..."

I think is a relevant point to make.

[MFM008]

2. Maggot

Micro- manages everything. He was behind
EVERY action.

[lindysalsagal]

3. "if Flynn fails to fulfill his end of the bargain..Mueller can charge him with all available crimes"

Of course, if Flynn fails to fulfill his end of the bargain and does not provide full cooperation, Mueller can tear up the agreement and charge him with all available crimes. But the fact that Mueller agreed to just one charge with a low penalty indicates that Flynn has a lot to offer. Trump officials and the president himself have to be feeling extremely nervous about this development. After all, today’s plea is important for the ongoing investigation of obstruction of justice by Trump. Remember that Trump went to great lengths to try to shut down the Flynn investigation. Now we may know why. If today’s reports that Flynn has direct evidence against Trump are accurate, it would suggest that Trump was seeking to end the Flynn probe to save himself, and that would plainly be obstruction of justice. This investigation still has a long way to go, and it seems likely that additional officials will be getting a knock on the door sooner or later from Mueller’s team.

Alex Massie, Politico

Here's hoping Alex is right. Lock. Him. Up.