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Today Was A Bummer For Those Who Subscribe To Conspiracy Theories About Michael Flynn

Former National Security Advisor General Michael Flynn leaves after the delay in his sentencing hearing at US District Court in Washington, DC, December 18, 2018. - President Donald Trump's former national security ... Former National Security Advisor General Michael Flynn leaves after the delay in his sentencing hearing at US District Court in Washington, DC, December 18, 2018. - President Donald Trump's former national security chief Michael Flynn received a postponement of his sentencing after an angry judge threatened to give him a stiff sentence. Russia collusion investigation head Robert Mueller had proposed Flynn receive no jail time for lying to investigators about his Moscow ties. But Judge Emmet Sullivan said Flynn had behaved in a "traitorous" manner and gave the former three-star general the option of receiving a potentially tough prison sentence now -- or wait until Mueller's investigation was closer to being completed to better demonstrate his cooperation with investigators. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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December 18, 2018 7:00 p.m.

Many of those who showed up at a D.C. courthouse today to support Michael Flynn hoped for the revelation that his guilty plea with special counsel Robert Mueller was a sham. Instead, they watched him confirm that he was in fact guilty of lying to the FBI while getting a tongue lashing from the judge who will sentence him.

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