Former Trump national security chief Mike Flynn is asking for no prison time. A memo from Flynn's defense team was filed tonight, just before his scheduled sentencing. They're asking a federal judge to spare Flynn from prison time, in response to the government's sentencing memo.
Flynn says his cooperation with special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation "was not grudging or delayed.
"Rather, it preceded his guilty plea or any threatened indictment and began very shortly after he was first contacted for assistance by the Special Counsel's Office," wrote his team.
We know from other recent court filings that Flynn met with federal investigators 19 times.
Again, *nineteen times.*
The court filing was made available on Tuesday night, and includes references from multiple retired military officials, including General Jack Keane.
He asks for zero jail time, and offers to do 200 hours of community service.
This Flynn sentencing memo spends page after page reminding the court of what a model soldier he once was.
Of course, that only highlights the contrast.
— Noah Shachtman (@NoahShachtman) December 12, 2018
1/ Michael Flynn filed his sentencing memorandum tonight. The memo itself is only 13 pages long, and it mostly says what I would expect--that Flynn has served his country admirably and that Mueller was correct to recommend no prison time. The other 165 pages are exhibits. https://t.co/r4WpkFaG6s
— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) December 12, 2018
2/ You may be most interested in Flynn's description of his cooperation. He spent over 62 hours speaking with Mueller's team, and produced documents on several occasions totaling thousands of pages.
There can be little doubt, after Mueller's filing, that he helped Mueller.
— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) December 12, 2018
