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Schultz about the art of negotiating. One of the Republican Leaders in the Senate John Barrasso joins us to discuss Senate Passage of gop tax plan and what comes next and we will ask president Trumps National security adviser general h. R. Mcmaster about Michael Flynn pleading guilty of lying to the fbi in the russia probe. We begin there with correspondent kevin cork live at the white house and how the president s inner circle is handling the flynn news. A twitter storm with the president tweeting several tweets about the fbi calling them unfit and unfair in russia probe but the white house also found itself trying to save another inflicted twitter wound this time not on the about the substance but rather over style and lack of nuance in social media which is raising all sorts of serious questions. The president tweeted i had to fire general flynn because he lied to the Vice President and the fbi. Hes pled guilty to those lies, its ashame because his actions during the transition were
Schultz about the art of negotiating. One of the Republican Leaders in the Senate John Barrasso joins us to discuss Senate Passage of gop tax plan and what comes next and we will ask president Trumps National security adviser general h. R. Mcmaster about Michael Flynn pleading guilty of lying to the fbi in the russia probe. We begin there with correspondent kevin cork live at the white house and how the president s inner circle is handling the flynn news. A twitter storm with the president tweeting several tweets about the fbi calling them unfit and unfair in russia probe but the white house also found itself trying to save another inflicted twitter wound this time not on the about the substance but rather over style and lack of nuance in social media which is raising all sorts of serious questions. The president tweeted i had to fire general flynn because he lied to the Vice President and the fbi. Hes pled guilty to those lies, its ashame because his actions during the transition were
But first, flynn is appearing in federal court in washington, d. C. Now. Court documents we have here released this morning show that he is charged with a single count of, quote, willfully and knowingly making false statements to the fbi. Those statements about two conversations with the Russian Ambassador last december during the president ial transition. All right. Nbc news intelligence reporter ken dilanian joins us. We have been speaking throughout the morning. We knew something was coming. But here we are. Mike flynn pleading guilty admitting to lying to the fbi. What does that mean . We did know it was coming. Weve been reporting it was coming, but its still a remarkable, dramatic thing for me to be standing outside the federal courthouse knowing he is inside getting ready to plead guilty to a felony. And its about the interactions with the Russian Ambassador. We learned something in this document. We knew for some time there were questions about flynns account with kislyak befor
What does he have to say . Lets get right to our reporters. Hans nichols at the white house, ken dalanian, carol lee, matt miller, msnbc justice and security analyst, danny, msnbc legal analyst. Ken, let me start with you. Tell us about this guilty plea. It was a standard and scripted event inside the courthouse. Flynn didnt have much to say. He admitted to committing a felony, lying to the fbi. Hes released on his own recognizance and he awaits sentencing because it could be months if not a year away because the question there is what cooperation does he offer Robert Mueller . Hes facing five years in prison, technically o this charge but a lot of factors suggest he may never serve a day in prison. The most important factor is what does he have to say and if Robert Mueller believes hes truthful and can help his case. Michael flynn has already said he coordinated his conversations with the Russian Ambassador, with two very senior officials in the trump transition. Those people are not