they could have just said okay, we said our piece. flynn said his. we agree on no jail time. we're good. well, that is not, to put it mildly, what the special counsel did today. this is how their filing today starts. quote, in his sentencing memorandum, the defense of michael flynn cited circumstances surrounding his fbi interview on january 24, 2017, as a mitigating offense. nothing caused the defendant to make false statements to the fbi. the defendant chose to make false statements about his communications with the russian ambassador weeks before the fbi interview. when he lied about that topic to the media, the incoming vice president, and other members of the presidential transition team. when faced with the fbi's