Michael Flynn Fires His Defense Attorneys

Law & Crime reports:

Fired Trump national security advisor Michael Flynn has fired his defense lawyers ahead of sentencing for reasons that are not immediately clear. Attorneys Robert Kelner and Stephen Anthony said in a motion to withdraw on Thursday that Flynn had notified them of their firing.

Some have suggested that development is “potentially major,” as it could mean Flynn is “moving to a more combative, anti-Mueller approach his family and friends often urge on Twitter.” Perhaps Flynn is also having second thoughts about pleading guilty.

Michael Flynn has fired his lawyers at Covington & Burling and hired new counsel, per filing this morning (it doesn’t say who his new lawyers are) — recall Flynn delayed setting a sentencing date until he’s completely done cooperating https://t.co/nYpHgHGuLe pic.twitter.com/0xi3yf0An6

— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) June 6, 2019