First, there?s a ?senior official? on the Trump transition team who was at Trump?s Mar-a-Lago resort on Dec. 29. According to his statement of offense, Flynn made a call that day to ?a senior official? who was ?with other senior members? of the transition team at Mar-a-Lago. This was the day after the Obama administration had announced sanctions against Russia in response to Russia?s interference in the 2016 election and Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak had contacted Flynn for a chat.
In that Dec. 29 call, Flynn and other members of the Trump transition team, according to the statement of offense, ?discussed the U.S. Sanctions, including the potential impact of those sanctions on the incoming administration?s foreign policy goals.? Then, ?immediately? after talking to the official, Flynn called the Russian ambassador and asked that Russia not escalate the situation. Fox News, CNN and ABC reported Friday that K.T. McFarland, a former top administration official Trump has nominated to become an ambassador, was the ?senior official? in question.
Second, there?s the ?very senior member of the Presidential Transition Team? who, on Dec. 22, directed Flynn to call other countries, including Russia, to learn where governments stood on a U.N. Security Council resolution on Israeli settlements. Multiple outlets have reported that this is Jared Kushner, Trump?s son-in-law and adviser. Flynn, according to his statement of offense, requested that Russia either vote against or delay the resolution. Flynn admitted he lied when he told FBI agents that he asked only for their position on the vote and didn?t request they take any particular action.
Flynn?s admissions that he acted on behalf of the Trump transition team to interfere with U.S. foreign policy raises the potential of charges under the Logan Act, a never-used 1799 statute than bans citizens from interfering in foreign relations, as well as potential other criminal statutes.
As part of his plea deal, Flynn has agreed to ?cooperate fully, truthfully, completely, and forthrightly? with Mueller?s office or any other federal, state and local law enforcement authorities Mueller?s office identifies where Flynn?s cooperation would be relevant. Flynn also must ?promptly? turn over ?any and all evidence of crimes? of which he?s aware
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In that Dec. 29 call, Flynn and other members of the Trump transition team, according to the statement of offense, ?discussed the U.S. Sanctions, including the potential impact of those sanctions on the incoming administration?s foreign policy goals.? Then, ?immediately? after talking to the official, Flynn called the Russian ambassador and asked that Russia not escalate the situation. Fox News, CNN and ABC reported Friday that K.T. McFarland, a former top administration official Trump has nominated to become an ambassador, was the ?senior official? in question.
Second, there?s the ?very senior member of the Presidential Transition Team? who, on Dec. 22, directed Flynn to call other countries, including Russia, to learn where governments stood on a U.N. Security Council resolution on Israeli settlements. Multiple outlets have reported that this is Jared Kushner, Trump?s son-in-law and adviser. Flynn, according to his statement of offense, requested that Russia either vote against or delay the resolution. Flynn admitted he lied when he told FBI agents that he asked only for their position on the vote and didn?t request they take any particular action.
Flynn?s admissions that he acted on behalf of the Trump transition team to interfere with U.S. foreign policy raises the potential of charges under the Logan Act, a never-used 1799 statute than bans citizens from interfering in foreign relations, as well as potential other criminal statutes.
As part of his plea deal, Flynn has agreed to ?cooperate fully, truthfully, completely, and forthrightly? with Mueller?s office or any other federal, state and local law enforcement authorities Mueller?s office identifies where Flynn?s cooperation would be relevant. Flynn also must ?promptly? turn over ?any and all evidence of crimes? of which he?s aware
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