Former Mueller assistant suggests that the Flynn sentencing agreement should worry Jared Kushner
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Former Department of Justice attorney Michael Zeldin hasn’t worked with Robert Mueller in two decades, but in a Tuesday night discussion on CNN, Zeldin indicated that the way his former boss worded the sentencing agreement with Michael Flynn should be worFormer Mueller assistant suggests that the Flynn sentencing agreement should worry Jared Kushner
Former Department of Justice attorney Michael Zeldin hasn’t worked with Robert Mueller in two decades, but in a Tuesday night discussion on CNN, Zeldin indicated that the way his former boss worded the sentencing agreement with Michael Flynn should be worrying to other members of Trump’s transition team—including son-in-law Jared Kushner. A large portion of both the sentencing recommendation and an attached memo detailing Flynn’s cooperation with the special counsel were redacted. That’s left the small amount of text still visible subject to high levels of scrutiny. It’s clear from the documents that, in addition to helping with the special counsel investigation into connections between the Trump campaign and the Russian government, Flynn assisted in at least one, and possibly two, criminal matters being pursued by either federal or state attorneys. It’s also clear that Flynn assisted the special counsel on at least three matters, all of them likely related to the Trump campaign. But the one section that’s primarily in the clear is that fact that Flynn assisted the counsel’s office in looking into activities during the transition period. That testimony included Trump’s contacts with the Russian ambassador during that period, and testimony on other subjects … that are redacted. But Zeldin—who was the director of the Money Laundering Office and an expert on international money laundering—feels as if this is one section of black ink that might have some clear targets. Several others worked with Flynn on those transition activities. As Newsweek reports, Zeldin pointed at one Trump team member who joined Flynn in his outreach to the Russians. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner is at risk because of Michael Flynn’s testimony to the Russia investigation, a former assistant to special counsel Robert Mueller suggested. Kushner has testified in closed-door sessions for both the House and Senate. He’s also visited with Mueller at least twice. Kushner also released a statement concerning his contacts with Russian officials, saying there were “hardly any.” That’s in spite of Kushner’s presence at the Trump Tower meeting, his meeting with the Russian ambassador, and his efforts to set up a “back channel” for communication with Moscow. Read more