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Clinton. but when he was in the military c flynn was known as a pretty straight shooter and someone who wasnt afraid to criticize how things were going within the ranks. so we were curious what he said in the interview. and we put in a public records request under the freedom for information act. we thought wed get our hands on this soon. the long and short of it is it turned into a three year legal battle. >> its interesting it starts with a single tip about a single interview. and then snowbal...

Strange overall. >> and so do we know? because that is sort of the big mystery is we know that michael flynn and a lot of other people were not honest about their contacts with sergey kislyak, the former russian ambassador and with russians in general. they all seem to be dissembling or lying outright, but we dont know why. is there any reporting out there that explains why it is so many people related to the donald trump administration incoming were so motivated to conceal their contacts with r...

Even have to file much of anything. they could have just said okay, we said our piece. flynn said his. we agree on no jail time. were good. well, that is not, to put it mildly, what the special counsel did today. this is how their filing today starts. quote, in his sentencing memorandum, the defendant, michael flynn cited circumstances surrounding his fbi interview on january 24, 2017 as a fact that mitigated his defense. they are not mitigated. nothing about the way the interview was arranged o...

The circumstances of the fbi interview of general flynn on january 24, 2017, the one where he lied that are relevant to the courts consideration of a just punishment. michael flynn then goes on to describe how basically he feels like he was kind of railroaded, that the interview was just kind of a casual chat, and because agents never warned him it is in fact a crime to lie to the fbi because who would know its a crime to lie to the fbi? and flynn named checks andrew mccabe and peter strzok, who...

Were asked, and also, even if he didnt have a privacy release form, he could have still described that there was a 7-year-old girl who passed away without giving a specific name. so this is going to be a very serious problem for him and an issue that the next congress will look into. >> all right. well congressman joaquin castro, democrat on the house intelligence committee, appreciate your time tonight. please keep us updated on this case, thank you. >> thank you very much. and over the summe...

Sentence, no jail time is a sweet deal, to respond back and say, yeah, i was railroaded. was it usual for that to result in the no jail time being taken away? >> i think it is unusual for the defendant to do what flynn did here. it seemed very gratuitous. i dont understand what the strategy was, because frankly, even if the way he laid it out, if the interview did occur that way, its still -- it doesnt really change anything. and he plead guilty. he admitted to lying. nothing he says takes away ...

The obama administration. >> last year, call comey and mccabe told him that fbi agents reported no signs of deception from the flynn interview. despite the guilty plea, the president, who warily comments about flynn, told fox he believes his former aide was pressured. >> president trump: they convinced him he did lie and made some kind of deal, now they are preventing no time. they are embarrassed i got caught. >> he has a record of calling out prosecutorial misconduct. his order put flynns lega...

More organized administration, the george w. bush administration or obama administration. >> last year comey and mccabe told investigators the fbi reported no signs of deception from the flynn interview. despite the guilty plea the presidents comment about flynn told fox he believed his former aide was pressured. >> convinced he did lie and made a deal and now they are recommending no time because they are embarrassed they got caught. >> reporter: josh sullivan is the track record of prosecutori...

Advisor mike flynn in the white house situation room. in court papers this week, his attorney claims that fbi director andrew mccabe fired for lying to federal investigators over media leaks, called him on short notice and then sent two agents including peter strzok who sent trump tax to the interview. the filing also claims that he discouraged him from having a lawyer presence. by contrast, his legal team set other witnesses were warned of the probes the serious nature. over the weekend, he sai...

>> he was on a committee, he was so responsive and so good. i said, he is a nice guy. i shouldnt have done it. >> another investigation looming, "the wall street journal" reports today that federal prosecutors in new york city are looking to spend the inaugural committee come according to the journal the prosecutors want to know if some of that money was misspent and whether donors were giving a lot of money to try and buy into the administration. >> bret: we will unpack all of that on the panel...