mr. flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi. it s a good deal for him all things considered. is there an expectation that mr. flynn, quite frankly, has a story to tell? absolutely, both by the terms of the plea deal itself. as well as general flynn s public statement, he s certainly cooperating with the special council s office. and he had a lot of criminal exposure. each count of lying to the fbi carries with it a maximum of five years in federal prison. now, what they did was, they combined these four lies into one count, which means theoretically, he faces a maximum of five years in prison, but if he cooperates and if he does everything that he says he s going to do, then the special counsel s office will make sentencing recommendation when that time comes. and it s likely that he could do no jail at all. for prosecutorial
the president s most significant moment since his inauguration. the u.s. senate passed a major overhaul of the u.s. tax code with a vote that came down to 51 to 49, almost strictly along party lines-after a string of high-profile failures in congress, this marked the first legislative win for the white house and republicans who control the white house but that victory comes after a low point for the administration. this happened friday as you see the former national security adviser michael flynn. he pleaded guilty in the court to lying to the fbi in the probe of the russia meddling of the election. and the second to plead guilty. so, a lot happening this day. first, let s talk about this tax reform bill that passed through the u.s. senate. listen to the moment that it passed. on this vote the ayes are 51
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