his way, but that s now how our government works. and we begin today with this potential political bombshell. president trump s former national security adviser offering to talk to congressional lawmakers. but what does he know? why does he want immunity? and what could it all mean for this white house? i have a great panel to help me break it all down. let s go right to nbc s kristen welker live at the white house for us. what exactly is michael flynn saying and how is the administration reacting? well, michael flynn, the former ousted national security adviser is agreeing to testify if he gets immunity. now, i want to go back to a point that you made at the top, chris. look, asking for immunity does not necessarily mean that you ve committed some type of a crime or that you have something to hide. however, ironically on meet the press last year, flynn said that it likesly does mean that you committed a crime. so the optics of that, not great. but look, his lawyer sent out a sta