administration authorized flynn s conversation with kislyak, but a former obama administration told cnn that claim from the trump white house is, quote, laughable. jim acosta, cnn, the white house. let s bring in troy sladen, troy, a criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor joining us us from los angeles. let s talk about this legally. mr. flynn has pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi. it is described to have a good deal for him, all things considered, which leads to the question now is there there an expectation that mr. flynn has a story to tell? absolutely. both by the terms of the plea dealist as well as general flynn s public statement. and he had a lot of criminal exposure. each count of highing to the if fbi carries with it a maximum of five years in federal prison. now, what they did was they