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Lied to the fbi? kelner, the defense attorney, no, your honor. the references that i mention that appear in your sentencing memorandum raise some concerns on the part of the court. and my question is, how is raising those contentions about the circumstances under which mr. flynn lied consistent with his acceptance of responsibility? later on in the proceedings, this is where flynn's lawyer essentially decides to take responsibility for that himself and basically apologize to the court for having raised it. the judge says, quote, let -- excuse me. the defense lawyer says to the judge, let me ma...

Identify yourselves for the record. mr. van grack, good morning, your honor, brandon van grack on behalf of the united states. with me at counsel's table is zainab ahmed, and william mccausland for the fbi. the judge says, good morning, counsel. ms. ahmad says good morning. robert kelner. the judge says, all right, good morning. good morning, counsel. and then the judge says, mr. flynn, good morning, how are you? and then the defendant, michael flynn says, good. the judge, all right. good morning. this case is in a very unique posture. judge sullivan says, quote, i read every filing very caref...

Conduct ended, i believe, in mid-november, 2016. the judge, all right. that's what i thought. and i felt terrible about that. i just want the record clear on that. you agree with that, counsel? mr. kelner for the defense, yes, your honor. so, the judge feels terrible, he says, about saying that mike flynn was an unregistered agent of a foreign power while he was serving as national security adviser in the white house. he confers with prosecutors to say, i was mistaken on that, right? prosecutors, yeah, his work as an unregistered foreign agent actually ended before trump was sworn in. it ended...

Lawyers to disavow any claim to that argument and ultimately flynn's lawyer even apologized to the judge for raising it at all. the judge, quote, do you believe the fbi had a legal obligation to warn mr. flynn that lying to the fbi was a federal crime? mr. kelner, the defense lawyer, no, your honor. the judge, is it your contention that mr. flynn was entrapped by the fbi? kelner, the defense lawyer, no, your honor. the judge, do you believe his rights were violated by the fact he didn't have a lawyer present for the interview? no, your honor. do you believe his rights were violated by the fact...

So that time line suggests and one of the things prosecutors will be inquiring about, was trump aware of what michael flynn was doing at that time, not just with conversations on russian sanctions but other piece on the united nations security council counsel resolution. >> matt is with us. i know you were scrambling to get in your seat when he was walking in with his lawyer. and you saw that moment reporters shouting questions, flynn sort of stoic walking in, saying nothing, neither did robert kelner. >> yeah, neither did robert kelner or other attorney steve anthony a former prosecutor. the ...