A federal judge delayed Michael Flynn’s sentencing Tuesday at the behest of his attorneys following a bizarre sentencing hearing, in which he raised the prospect that the former White House national security advisor committed treason, before backtracking and conceding that Flynn’s crimes were not in fact treasonous.
Judge Emmett Sullivan, who is tasked with sentencing Flynn for admittedly lying to federal agents and acting as an unregistered foreign agent, admonished the general during the sentencing hearing and suggested he betrayed his country.
"All along, you were an unregistered agent of a foreign country while serving as the National Security Adviser to the President of the United States. That undermines everything this flag over here stands for. Arguably you sold your country out," Sullivan said.
The Judge went on to accuse Flynn of lying to federal agents while standing in the White House but rescinded that accusation after learning that Flynn’s conversations with investigators occurred before President Trump was sworn in.
Following a recess, Sullivan clarified his earlier remarks about Flynn lying while in the White House and appeared to apologize for seeming to suggest that Flynn committed treason.
"I’m not suggesting" Flynn committed treason, Sullivan said. "I was just trying to determine the benefit and the generosity of the government. Don’t read too much into the questions I ask."
Sullivan set a status update hearing for March 13, at which point prosecutors will report on the extent of Flynn’s cooperation in other ongoing investigations.
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