Page 16 - Robert Kelner News Today

For? right? >> and paul callan joins us now, cnn legal analyst. paul, as a lawyer what goes through your mind when you hear michael flynn wants immunity in exchange for giving his stir? what is the play there especially when you hear his lawyer say hes got a story to tell in. >> its very interesting, cyril. ive been in this situation representing clients in the past. you almost never see a lawyer public publicly going around trying to sell an immunity deal. usually, if hes got something to sell,...

The offer caught the eye of the president who tweeted, quote: mike flynn should ask for immunity and that this is a witch-hunt, excuse for big electio loss of historic proportion. the language witch-hunt drew criticism from the republican house oversight committee who also suggested the president shouldnt be weighing in on this on twitter. >> no, i dont think its a witch hunt. its very miss serious to me though why all of a sudden general flynn is out there saying he wants immunity. a, i dont th...

But his attorney robert kelner is suggesting he wants immunity. on a statement on behalf of general flynn he writes no reason person who has the benefit of advice from counsel would submit to questioning in such a highly politicized witch hunt environment without assurances under unfair prosecution. witch hunt the same wording sent out by the president in a tweet. flynn has been around long enough to know when you testify it can come back to bite you especially in the super charged environment. ...