Flynn offers to testify on Russia in exchange for immunity

President Trump’s former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, has reportedly told the FBI that he is willing to testify about the Trump campaign’s potential ties to Russia in exchange for immunity from prosecution, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Flynn resigned in February after it was reported that he misled senior White House officials about his interactions with Russia and had discussed sanctions with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak ahead of Trump’s inauguration.

The Journal reported, citing officials familiar with the matter, that the FBI and the House and Senate Intelligence committees, which are investigating Russia’s attempts to interfere in the presidential election, have not taken Flynn’s lawyers up on the offer. 

Flynn’s lawyer said in a statement that “General Flynn certainly has a story to tell, and he very much wants to tell it, should the circumstances permit.” 

{mosads}“Notwithstanding his life of national service, the media are awash with unfounded allegations, outrageous claims of treason, and vicious innuendo directed against him. He is now the target of unsubstantiated public demands by Members of Congress and other political critics that he be criminally investigated,” Flynn’s lawyer Robert Kelner said in a statement.

“No reasonable person, who has the benefit of advice from counsel, would submit to questioning in such a highly politicized, witch hunt environment without assurances against unfair prosecution,” he added.

Kelner said there have been discussions with the House and Senate Intelligence panels.