That would be a lie. Flynn's lawyer requested a transcript of the purported conversation that Flynn is said to have had with a Russian. FYI, the IC has never presented that document -- or any "classified" intelligence being used against Flynn -- here-to-fore.
Originally Posted by I B Hankering
Which conversation do they want...that Russian sympathizer talked to a lot of Russians
Powell took over earlier this month as Flynn’s lead lawyer. Given Powell's prior Mueller criticism, the move prompted speculation Flynn is making a play for a pardon from President Donald Trump, who hailed Powell on Twitter as a “GREAT LAWYER” after the hire. Flynn has not given a reason for firing his previous attorneys.
Monday afternoon, Flynn also made his first court appearance since a contentious December hearing that ended with an unexpected delay in his sentencing.
At the gathering, Powell said she and Flynn's other attorneys are working on getting a security clearance to review classified documents as part of Flynn's case.
That appeared to confuse federal prosecutor Brandon Van Grack, who told Sullivan that the government never provided any classified material to the defense as part of the discovery process. He noted that of the 20,000 pages of documents the government handed over, none of them were marked classified.
As such, “the government is not aware of what the defense is reviewing," Van Grack said. Sullivan said he'd leave it up to Flynn's lawyers, the government, and the court's classified information security officer to determine next steps.
Sullivan also denied a request by Powell to ease Flynn's travel restrictions and allow him to travel without further permission to California, Texas and North Carolina, saying that he didn't want it to seem like he was giving Flynn "special treatment