The document indicates that the agents at least discussed the merits of a by-the-book approach: "If we’re seen as playing games, WH [White House] will be furious." Flynn has sought to withdraw his guilty plea and has been seeking exoneration, saying the FBI engaged in "egregious misconduct." "It's just absolutely appalling what these agents, and then special counsel operatives, did to General Flynn," Powell told Fox News' "Hannity" on Wednesday night. "They rejected the advice of the apparent lawyer who wrote on the handwritten note that they not play games with the White House and instead that is exactly what they did. Comey admitted in 2018 that the fateful Flynn interview at the White House didn't follow protocol, and came at his direction.

Source: Fox News April 29, 2020 23:10 UTC