Under renewed scrutiny. Good morning and welcome to early start. Im christine romans. Im dave briggs. Good friend, my friend. Good morning to all of you. 4 00 a. M. In east. Much of what we want ton we w to know is behind bars with special Counsel Robert Mueller recommending no jail time for president trumps former National Security adviser, Michael Flynn because of, quote, substantial help in the russia probe. Much of what flynn told the special counsel remains shrouded in secrecy. The report was heavily redacted, but mueller says, quote, flynns early cooperation convinced others to be forthcoming and that flynns lies about his contacts with the Russian Ambassador in late 2016 were repeated by senior Trump Transition Team members. Flynns full account of events has been one of the bestkept secrets in washington as mueller puts together the final pieces of his case. More now from cnns sara murray in washington. Reporter good morning. President trumps former National Security adviser Mic
Michael flynn has provided, quote, substantial assistance to the russia investigation and should not get jail time. Thats the big news from special counsel Robert Muellers court filing on tuesday night. Now the filing, a sentencing memo, comes after flynn has cooperated with muellers team for more than a year. Sitting for 19 interviews with the special counsel and other Justice Department offices. The memo appears to show that flynn help the Justice Department with at least three ongoing investigations. References to two of the investigations are almost completely redacted. Flynn also cooperated with the special counsels investigation into links or coordination between the russian government and members of the Trump Campaign as well as interactions between the Trump Transition Team and russia. This amid the flurry of activity from the special counsels team. Last week Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to lying to congress. Prosecutors accuse former chairman Paul Manafort of lying to the spec