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Suspended, but the decision was ov overruled. joining me is the former assistant of the fbi and the president of the law enforcement legal defense fund. gabby and ken are here, as well. ron, i'll start with you. because it wasn't clear that peter strzok had to be fired, can you explain specifically why he was? was that the right move? >> well, the fbi uses what is akin to sentencing guidelines. all agents are on notice of what conduct or misconduct leads to a violation. they're aware of what the potential penalty range is for acts of misconduct. they will conduct what is akin to a presentencin...

The judge and say, you know, we're not ready to set a sentencing date yet. that politico story i think articulated well. because flynn might be useful in the future trial or they haven't exactly say the why they're delaying it but it's typical, to delay sentencing as long as someone's cooperating. if there's a trial, they still feel compelled and tell the truth. when they applied for not another delay necessarily but when they did something somewhat unusual and asked for a presentencing report, the prosecution and the defense, the judge, who this judge has a reputation for being a bit can tank...

Cooperate with the mueller investigation. mueller still has business with mike flynn. they did start the process of a presentencing report. it looks like flynn will be sentenced probably this fall. the business is wrapping up. the case is proceeding. he's pleaded guilty to lying to authorities. he's cooperating with robert mueller's investigation. hallie? >> ken dilanian outside of the courtroom in d.c. betsy, what does this mean, big picture? >> raises one of the most interesting, tantalizing questions of the mueller probe, which is, what exactly has flynn been up to for the last months as ...

Premises from it. one is, they're hm doalmost don. they envision his cooperation won't last much longer. but there's still a little more to do. >> let's drill down on this. is the end on sight for michael flynn here? >> i think the end is in sight. the reason the government -- this is just my suspicion -- the reason the government tried to move up this presentencing report, which happens once you set a sentencing hearing, michael flynn wanted a job and they wanted to speed up the process by which this ends. so don't set the date far in advance. now we see him taking a job. the weird thing abou...

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