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Corrected himself saying flynn had not acted as a foreign agent while serving in the trump white house, and that his work for the government of turkey ended in mid-november of 2016. he also clarified that he was just curious as to whether or not flynn could have been charged with treason. however, michael flynn and his lawyers clearly stunned by the proceedings, having walked in there today expecting to leave with a life sentence, little or no jail time, they requested a 90-day postponement unti...

Protocol in the way that they came in and ambushed general flynn. >> joining me now our msnbc legal analyst mimi rocah and harry litman. what a wild scene in that courtroom today. i mean, just give me your impressions of how abnormal was that in terms of its departure from the script people thought they were going into? >> welsh it is abnormal. but i also want to sort of push back on this idea that seems to be out there a little bit of this rogue judge. because frankly, i think that today was a ...

He was paid and he said no, no, he wasnt paid by the russians, he was paid, you know, through some other party, the party being the speakers bureau. everybody knows that speakers bureaus are not foreign minisil robbic -- >> now we know more. what was michael flynn up to? >> you know, we have never gotten an explanation for why flynn lied to the fbi agents and why he lied to senior white house officials about those contacts with kislyak and the conversations he had. you know, it obviously raises ...

Incarcerated. judge sullivan followed asking the prosecution whether flynn could have been charged with treason. he also zeroed in on the strangeness of flynn appearing to be atop the conspiracy to work for turkey under the table that hes not facing time for. the judge adjourns for a brief recess. when everyone comes back corrects himself flynn was not acting as a foreign agent while actually in the white house. and clarified he was curious as to whether or not flynn could have been charged with...

Lawyers clearly stunned by the proceedings, having walked in there today expecting to leave with a light sentence, little or no jail time, they requested a 90-day postponement until march of next year while mike flynn perhaps of thinks other ways he might be useful to the mueller team. members of the crowd turned the tables on this man who famously led the lock her up chant at the gop convention. [ chanting ] >> this morning the president offered this message and we, quote, but she had today in ...

Term interests are going to determine what we see both economic as well as military security and the values democracy and freedom was big back in one thousand nine hundred ninety there are again big issues in this context the military uncertainty. that we currently face will help to keep germany and the u.s. in the same boat or one car or from a barge culture one thanks so much welcome. we have some sports now an argentinian footballers boca juniors have headed off to spain for their rearranged ...

Most recent filing prior to this? >> yes, jim. i think there is a couple things at play. i do think mueller was trying to do his best to not do anything explosive. i think mueller is being tactical. for every piece of information mueller puts out there, some of the witnesses adjust their story accordingly. you want to hold close for as long as you can properly and appropriately any information you have. we saw that potentially last week when mueller waited until he got his written answers from t...

First of all, the prosecutor has asked for postponement of his sentencing four times. what that tells me is they are using flynn and they are using his information. if they were done with him or concluded he was useless, he would have been sentenced a while ago. second, remember what he pled guilty to. he pled guilty to lying to the fbi about a conversation he had with the russian ambassador about relaxes sanctions that obama imposed relating to election interference. >> quick follow up on that....

What do we know of what this deal is? because we dont have any details. i imagine you were probably asking the very same questions, peter. >> that is the big question. it seems less a deal than it is basically a postponement of a showdown in hopes of getting a deal. what the president has done is he will not -- he will have a 90 day period to keep talking it out. he says the chinese agreed to buy agricultural product, increase our purchase of agricultural products in the meantime, but its a vagu...

Speak. is this deal a substantial breakthrough for you two countries and how is the news playing out in china? >> this isnt a breakthrough. its more like a postponement. this is just a deal to try to deescalate tensions. if we look at the issues over the last eight months that have fueled the conflict, there have been no substantial changes. there isnt the sense there are going to be those changes that underpinned the u.s. complaints that justified the tariffs p just 90 days. in terms of how its...