Mueller team says person 'connected to' Congress tried to limit Flynn cooperation
A Washington, D.C. judge today ordered the U.S. Justice Department to post public transcripts of a Michael Flynn voicemail that reportedly captures Trump/Congress efforts "that could have affected both his willingness to cooperate and the completeness of that cooperation.
The newly unredacted filing about Flynn's voicemail is making the rounds, but that part is not new, and corresponds to a message Flynn received from a Trump lawyer that special counsel Robert Mueller mentioned in his report.
But what *is* new is the implication by Mueller's team that someone "connected to" Congress attempted to discourage Michael Flynn's full cooperation with the Mueller probe.
Here's the court order.
JUST IN: MUELLER team unseals evidence that Flynn aided the obstruction invsetigation -- including providing testimony and a *voice mail* that "could have affected" his testimony. pic.twitter.com/MPar2bMGj5
- Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) May 16, 2019
ALSO: FLYNN cooperated with prosecutors on WIKILEAKS investigation, sharing internal statements made by senior Trump campaign officials discussing the prospect of reaching out to Wikileaks. pic.twitter.com/CfNqZWOIjb
- Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) May 16, 2019
NEWS: Mueller team indicates someone "connected to" Congress attempted to discourage Flynn's full cooperation with the Mueller probe.https://t.co/QiU2lKgjrg
- Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) May 16, 2019
Now: DC judge orders USDOJ to post public transcript of Michael Flynn voicemail that purports to capture Trump/ Congress efforts "that could have affected both his willingness to cooperate and the completeness of that cooperation. Court order: pic.twitter.com/CMx9aMZKXI
- Mike Scarcella (@MikeScarcella) May 16, 2019
Is the person who reached out to Flynn to encourage him not to flip (or, other, fill in the Gaetz blank):
- emptywheel (@emptywheel) May 16, 2019
House Democrats ought to hold a hearing with Michael Flynn.
- David Corn (@DavidCornDC) May 16, 2019
ADDENDUM: The voice mail piece in the newly unredacted filing is NOT new. It corresponds to a message Flynn received fro ma Trump lawyer that Mueller mentions in his report. (see below)
The piece on Congress *is* new. pic.twitter.com/zZvtOgbc1R
- Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) May 16, 2019