Why Michael Flynn may be seeking immunity

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By Philip Bump
March 31 at 11:12 AM

As far as spin goes, President Trump’s tweet about his former national security adviser Michael Flynn on Friday morning isn’t terrible.

Link to tweet

Get that? Flynn is only seeking immunity — as was reported on Thursday evening — because the Democrats and the media are whipping up a rigged witch hunt and Flynn can’t trust the process.

That spin runs contrary to the assumptions of many fervent opponents of the president. As readily as Trump, Flynn and his allies rushed to criticism when aides to Hillary Clinton sought immunity in the probe of her email server, Trump’s opponents seized on the suggestion of an immunity deal as evidence that Flynn necessarily had secrets to hide.

The truth is probably far more subtle than that, according to Todd Bussert, a federal criminal defense attorney in Connecticut who spoke with The Washington Post by phone Friday morning. “It’s not unusual for anybody who’s the subject of a federal investigation to want immunity before speaking to federal authorities,” Bussert said. “Even if they’ve done nothing wrong, there’s this fear that something they say could be used against them.”

But, of course, it’s not usually in the government’s interest to grant that immunity. For one thing, the government is in the business of prosecuting those guilty of crimes, not simply in hearing their stories. For another, granting someone immunity doesn’t guarantee that they will tell the truth — having immunity may make people more likely to couch or frame their words in whatever way they wish.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/03/31/why-michael-flynn-may-be-seeking-immunity/?utm_term=.47983a4d373e

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1. LOCK HIM UP!!

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2. Make him sweat

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3. So, Trump KNOWS Flynn did something illegal.

I guess this Republican President doesn't get the logical conclusion to make from his tweet. If Trump is certain that Flynn should seek immunity then Trump MUST, therefore, KNOW that Flynn did something illegal for which he needs immunity. That, of course, makes it very likely Trump is an accomplice to any illegal activities.