We’ve been told for over a year that Flynn has a story to tell & when he gets his day in court, it will all come out & Flynn will be exonerated & a hero.
Well, so far, it doesn’t seem to be going according to this script.
At this point it doesn’t look good for Flynn & it certainly isn’t going to reflect well on Trump. If he has a story to tell, he better get it out fast.
1) Sounds to me like Sullivan a) has given Flynn every chance to help him [Sullivan] throw the case out b) that Flynn is flat scared of what Mulehead has/will do re: Turkish stuff, even if Sullivan takes it upon himself to toss it c) Sullivan gave Mulehead a chance to explain why if what Flynn did was so bad, it wasn't treated as treason; and now announces a recess after saying that the court had never taken a guilty plea from an innocent person.
In short, sounds like Sullivan is trying his damndest to let Flynn walk and trying to expose the gubment.
I think Sullivan was warning Flynn one last time that what he has done was extremely severe (in Sullivan's eyes) & could warrant big prison.
IOW, poor Flynn is being squeezed between prosecutors who have him on something else (Turkey) & who can further bankrupt him and a judge trying to do the right thing but who, if no one will play ball, is gonna kick Flynn's butt.