maria butina prepares to finalize her plea deal, we are getting details on her cooperation with federal prosecutors. how much did she learn about the gop and the nra. what did she tell the kremlin? how manafort lied. a federal judge tells robert mueller to provide more information about the former trump campaign chairman s alleged lies to prosecutors. will more crucial clues about the broader russian investigation be revealed publicly? out like flynn. the special counsel says the president s former national security adviser deserves to stay out of prison because of his cooperation. tonight flynn is weighing in on his own fate and his role in the russia probe. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the siutation room . this is cnn breaking news . breaking news tonight.
flynn and turkish officials aboutpotential ways to get erdogan back to turkey to face charges. there was at least some strong suggestion by the one or more of the americans present at the meeting to the turks that we would be able, the united states would be able through them to get hold of gulan. reporter: at the time a spokesman for flynn denied there were any talks about physically removing a muslim cleric leader and legal permanent member of the u.s. a failed militant coup attempt in if we are strategic partners or model partners, do what is necessary. reporter: and tonight flynn s attorney released a statement saying, out of respect for the process of the various investigations regarding the 2016 campaign, we have