his lawyers have decided it's better to plead guilty. because then they might he might get a lighter sentence if that in fact happened it also could indicate the fact that just one count of lying to the f.b.i. has been charged that michael flynn has struck a deal with robert and his team because once again the reports of being that there were several counts they could have charged and so this might indicate that michael flynn has basically flipped that he's now also a witness for robert and that he might give information other people involved in this investigation so michael flynn of course a former advisor to donald trump where does this now leave the president. well first of all it means that donald trump's hopes that this investigation might be over by the end of the year probably have been