Has Flynn flipped? Ex-adviser halts contact with Trump team, signalling cooperation with Mueller’s Russia probe
The decision by former national security adviser Michael Flynn is a potentially ominous sign for the White House
A lawyer for former national security adviser Michael Flynn informed an attorney for US President Donald Trump this week that he can no longer discuss the special counsel’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, a sign that Flynn may be cooperating with the probe, people familiar with the investigation said.
The call from Flynn lawyer Robert Kelner to Trump attorney John Dowd came Wednesday evening and is a potentially ominous sign for Trump and other close associates to the president. Before this week, Kelner and been strategising with lawyers for Trump, his son Donald Trump Jnr and his son-in-law Jared Kushner, among others.
The split suggests that Flynn, who has been a top target of Special Counsel Robert Mueller and his team, may be looking to share information with the prosecutor and his team.
Kelner did not respond to a request for comment Thursday.
Jay Sekulow, an attorney for Trump, said: “This is not entirely unexpected.”
“No one should draw the conclusion that this means anything about General Flynn cooperating against the president,” he said, adding “It’s important to remember that General Flynn received his security clearance under the previous administration.”