In his resignation. Cobbs statement reads, nothing about the guilty plea or the charge implicates anyone other than mr. Flynn. The conclusion of this phase of the special counsels work demonstrates, again, that the special counsels moving with all the deliberate speed and clears the way for a prompt and reasonable conclusion, end quote. Lying to the fbi carries a penalty of up to five years in prison, but he wont be sentenced for several months. Experts say the sentence will depend on how much he ends up cooperating with federal investigators. Keith jones. The timeline here, the meetings and the lies that led thootod to todays guilty plea happened in less than two months. Flynn was sworn in as National Security advisory on january 22nd. Two days later, he lied to the fbi about his interactions with the russian government. On february 13th flynn resigned after the Justice Department told the white house he could be subject to blackmail. Lock him up. Lock him up. Lock him up. Our coverag