A Split From Trump Indicates That Flynn Is Moving to Cooperate With Mueller [View all]
Source: New York Times
WASHINGTON Lawyers for Michael T. Flynn, President Trumps former national security adviser, notified the presidents legal team in recent days that they could no longer discuss the special counsels investigation, according to four people involved in the case, an indication that Mr. Flynn is cooperating with prosecutors or negotiating such a deal.
Mr. Flynns lawyers had been sharing information with Mr. Trumps lawyers about the investigation by the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, who is examining whether anyone around Mr. Trump was involved in Russian efforts to undermine Hillary Clintons presidential campaign.
That agreement has been terminated, the four people said. Defense lawyers frequently share information during investigations, but they must stop when doing so would pose a conflict of interest. It is unethical for lawyers to work together when one client is cooperating with prosecutors and another is still under investigation.
The notification alone does not prove that Mr. Flynn is cooperating with Mr. Mueller. Some lawyers withdraw from information-sharing arrangements as soon as they begin negotiating with prosecutors. And such negotiations sometimes fall apart.
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Oh, happy day.
Developing story, obviously.