Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump's former national security adviser who pleaded guilty in a case related to the Russian election collusion investigation, is eager to move to the sentencing phase and put his legal ordeal behind him, Flynn's lawyer said at a hearing on Tuesday.
Flynn's court appearance on Tuesday was his first since he pleaded guilty in December to lying to agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation about his discussions with Russia's ambassador to the United States regarding U.S. sanctions and a U.N. resolution related to Israel.
"General Flynn is eager to proceed to sentencing," Kelner told District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan, who is overseeing the case in a Washington federal court.
In a statement a few hours after the hearing on Tuesday, Flynn announced that he would be joining the Stonington Global LLC consulting firm founded by Washington lobbyist Nicolas Muzin and New York businessman Joey Allaham, both registered lobbyists for Qatar.
The Tuesday hearing was called by Sullivan after Flynn and Mueller submitted a joint filing late last month asking the court to order a presentencing report - a report by a probation officer for sentencing - while postponing sentencing for a third time.
Flynn appeared at the hearing as Sullivan had directed but did not address the court.
The move to delay sentencing again indicates that Mueller still needs Flynn's cooperation, possibly for a trial where he would testify against someone yet to be charged, said Daniel Goldman, a former federal prosecutor in Manhattan.
https://ijr.com/2018/07/1108721-michael-flynn-eager-to-be-sentenced/
Flynn's court appearance on Tuesday was his first since he pleaded guilty in December to lying to agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation about his discussions with Russia's ambassador to the United States regarding U.S. sanctions and a U.N. resolution related to Israel.
"General Flynn is eager to proceed to sentencing," Kelner told District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan, who is overseeing the case in a Washington federal court.
In a statement a few hours after the hearing on Tuesday, Flynn announced that he would be joining the Stonington Global LLC consulting firm founded by Washington lobbyist Nicolas Muzin and New York businessman Joey Allaham, both registered lobbyists for Qatar.
The Tuesday hearing was called by Sullivan after Flynn and Mueller submitted a joint filing late last month asking the court to order a presentencing report - a report by a probation officer for sentencing - while postponing sentencing for a third time.
Flynn appeared at the hearing as Sullivan had directed but did not address the court.
The move to delay sentencing again indicates that Mueller still needs Flynn's cooperation, possibly for a trial where he would testify against someone yet to be charged, said Daniel Goldman, a former federal prosecutor in Manhattan.
https://ijr.com/2018/07/1108721-michael-flynn-eager-to-be-sentenced/
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