Mueller Recommends No Prison Time For Michael Flynn

In the week’s most hotly anticipated bit of news, Special Counsel Robert Mueller tonight issued a memo in which he recommends no prison sentence for former national security advisor Michael Flynn. Update to follow shortly…

Mueller on Flynn: “Given the defendant’s substantial assistance and other considerations set
forth below, a sentence at the low end of the guideline range—including a sentence that does not impose a term of incarceration—is appropriate and warranted.”

— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) December 5, 2018

1. Flynn Memo is out….

He participated in 19 interviews with the Special Counsel's office and other justice department attorneys.

Mueller is recommending no prison time for Flynn given his participation.

— Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) December 5, 2018

2. Significant redactions in the memo. pic.twitter.com/zAea9c65wM

— Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) December 5, 2018

UPDATE: Mediaite reports.

Up until now, Flynn’s cooperation with the Mueller investigation has been a mystery, and the memo released Tuesday evening sheds some light on the Mueller-led investigation into alleged collusion between Russian officials who interfered with the 2016 general election and Trump campaign officials.

The heavily redacted docs reveal that Mueller is asking for no prison time citing Michael Flynn’s “substantial assistance.” Flynn has given “substantial” assistance to the special counsel Flynn will be sentenced in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Dec. 18.