Flynn gave special counsel Robert Mueller a voicemail recording of one of the conversations. The communications, from "persons connected to the Administration or Congress," Mueller wrote, "could have affected both (Flynn's) willingness to cooperate and the completeness of that cooperation." Because of privilege issues, however, we could not determine whether the President was personally involved in or knew about the specific message his counsel delivered to Flynn's counsel," Mueller wrote in his report. The Justice Department said Tuesday that confidential parts of Flynn's court record could be made public now because the Mueller report is out. The newly unsealed parts of Flynn's case also highlight how important it was that he became an early, well-known cooperator with Mueller.

Source: CNN May 16, 2019 22:03 UTC