Timothy L. O'Brien, Columnist

Timing of Flynn's Lies Shows Risks to Kushner

To see where Mueller appears to be heading, follow the sequence of events around meetings with Russians.

December 2, 2017 at 9:59 AM EST

Timothy L. O'Brien is senior executive editor of Bloomberg Opinion. A former editor and reporter for the New York Times, he is author of “TrumpNation: The Art of Being the Donald.”

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Robert Mueller tightened his legal vise around the White House on Friday, courtesy of several conversations that President Donald Trump’s former national security advisor, Michael Flynn, had with Russia’s ambassador to the U.S. in December of last year.

Flynn lied to federal agents who later questioned him about those chats, and that’s a crime. Flynn has acknowledged lying, pleaded guilty on Friday, and is now cooperating with Mueller’s Justice Department probe of possible collusion between Trump’s presidential campaign and the Kremlin.

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