Former national security adviser tells FBI, the House and Senate intelligence committees he’s willing to be interviewed in exchange for deal, officials say
WASHINGTON—Mike Flynn, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, has told the Federal Bureau of Investigation and congressional officials investigating the Trump campaign’s potential ties to Russia that he is willing to be interviewed in exchange for a grant of immunity from prosecution, according to officials with knowledge of the matter.
As an adviser to Mr. Trump’s presidential campaign, and later one of Mr. Trump’s top aides in the White House, Mr. Flynn was privy to some of the most sensitive foreign-policy deliberations of the new administration and was directly involved in discussions about the possible lifting of sanctions on Russia imposed by the Obama administration.
He has made the offer to the FBI and the House and Senate intelligence committees through his lawyer but has so far found no takers, the officials said.
Mr. Flynn’s attorney, Robert Kelner, declined to comment.
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Breaking: Mike Flynn has offered to be interviewed in probe of Trump team's Russia ties in exchange for immunity https://t.co/8lUo2e92MY
— Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) March 30, 2017
Statement from Flynn's atty seems to acknowledge seeking immunity, explaining it's necessary in "highly politicized, witch hunt environment" pic.twitter.com/IH7ZVLwLnw
— Kenneth P. Vogel (@kenvogel) March 30, 2017
.@kasie just reported on @MSNBC that the Senate Intelligence Committee has turned down Flynn's immunity request, per a sr. cong. official.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) March 31, 2017
Perhaps he didn’t have information that the committee deemed important enough to grant him immunity.
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