NBC News justice correspondent Pete Williams said that the delayed sentencing for former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn spells out how bad a day he was having in court.
“Well, I would say this was a bad day for Michael Flynn because both he and the lawyers for Robert Mueller expected a sentence of zero prison time,” Williams said in the minutes after the delayed sentencing on Tuesday. “Now what the judge strongly suggested today is that he was prepared to sentence him to some time in prison, based on the seriousness of the offense.”
“I guess the only hope for Michael Flynn to avoid some prison time is if he continues to cooperate and if the judge, somewhat, calms down, then perhaps when we come back here…he will be able to get the sentence that he and his defense lawyers were hoping for of just probation,” he added.
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— TPM Livewire (@TPMLiveWire) December 18, 2018
