“Nothing about the guilty plea or the charge implicates anyone other than Mr Flynn,” said Ty Cobb, a White House attorney. Prosecutors said Flynn had earlier consulted with a senior member of Trump’s presidential transition team about what to communicate to the Russian ambassador. They did not name the senior official in the Trump team but US media reports identified former adviser KT McFarland as the person. If Trump directed Flynn to contact Russian officials, that might not necessarily amount to a crime. It would be a crime if it were proven that Trump directed Flynn to lie to the FBI.

Source: The Express Tribune December 02, 2017 05:03 UTC