After Flynn, Where Does Mueller’s Probe Go Next?
Rep. Denny Heck Calls Flynn's Plea 'Epic'
Retired General Michael T. Flynn, who was President Donald Trump’s national security adviser for 24 days, may now be the administration’s biggest existential threat. He has pleaded guilty to lying to FBI agents about contacts with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak in December 2016, when Trump was president-elect but Barack Obama was still the president. His plea deal offers tantalizing clues about where Special Counsel Robert Mueller might steer his investigation next.
That’s for Mueller and his team to know, and the rest of the political world to speculate on. In court, Flynn admitted contacting a senior Trump transition team official -- not identified by name -- for guidance before talking to the Russian ambassador about sanctions levied by the Obama administration in response to Russia’s meddling in the American election. Flynn also said he previously relayed to the ambassador a request from a “very senior” Trump transition team official that Russia oppose an Egypt-sponsored United Nations resolution concerning Israeli settlements. That official was Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, according to a report by Bloomberg View columnist Eli Lake.