1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,880 Speaker 1: Well, now is time for our daily Bloomberg lawbraref exploring 2 00:00:02,960 --> 00:00:05,520 Speaker 1: legal issues in the news, and today Bloomberg Law hosts 3 00:00:05,559 --> 00:00:09,520 Speaker 1: Greg Store and Michael Best discuss former National Security Advisor 4 00:00:09,640 --> 00:00:13,039 Speaker 1: Michael Flynn's bid for immunity in exchange for testimony concerning 5 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:16,080 Speaker 1: his relationship with Russia. He speak of Andrew Wright, professor 6 00:00:16,120 --> 00:00:19,000 Speaker 1: at Savannah Law School, and Stephen Vladdock, professor at the 7 00:00:19,079 --> 00:00:22,239 Speaker 1: University of Texas School of Law. Steven sounds as though 8 00:00:22,280 --> 00:00:27,680 Speaker 1: the congressional investigators aren't inclined to grant the immunity right now. 9 00:00:27,720 --> 00:00:33,880 Speaker 1: But what goes into that calculation for lawmakers and their investigators. 10 00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:38,279 Speaker 1: Why would they give somebody like Michael Flynn immunity? Well, 11 00:00:38,320 --> 00:00:40,239 Speaker 1: I guess, I mean the real question is whether they 12 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:43,680 Speaker 1: since that there are material pieces of evidence and information 13 00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:46,360 Speaker 1: that someone like Michael Flynn has they can provide to 14 00:00:46,400 --> 00:00:49,760 Speaker 1: the committee that he'd be disinclined to provide but for 15 00:00:49,880 --> 00:00:52,720 Speaker 1: the immunity. So, you know, this is part of why 16 00:00:52,760 --> 00:00:55,680 Speaker 1: oftentimes when these kinds of issues come up, the first 17 00:00:55,680 --> 00:00:57,480 Speaker 1: time you hear about it is not in a tweet 18 00:00:57,520 --> 00:01:00,600 Speaker 1: from the witness's lawyer. Rather it's in you know, after 19 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:03,040 Speaker 1: the committee has done some legwork after there's been some 20 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:05,959 Speaker 1: kind of proper session where the committee has a sense 21 00:01:06,280 --> 00:01:08,560 Speaker 1: of exactly what kind of information they're going to get 22 00:01:08,600 --> 00:01:11,479 Speaker 1: an exchange for the immunity. That's the calculus. And I think, 23 00:01:11,520 --> 00:01:14,800 Speaker 1: you know, it's interesting here that there's no suggestment that's happened, 24 00:01:14,840 --> 00:01:17,480 Speaker 1: and that what's really going on is a public relations 25 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:20,280 Speaker 1: campaign where Flynn lawyer is saying, you know, he should 26 00:01:20,319 --> 00:01:22,600 Speaker 1: get immunity, and no one on the hill seems to 27 00:01:22,600 --> 00:01:25,360 Speaker 1: be really, you know, publicly talking about it. Yeah, it 28 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:28,320 Speaker 1: does seem a little odd Andrew that you know that 29 00:01:28,520 --> 00:01:30,920 Speaker 1: a lawyer would go public with a request like this 30 00:01:31,560 --> 00:01:34,240 Speaker 1: when you when you talk about doing something like a proffer, 31 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:38,119 Speaker 1: as Steve mentioned, what what kind of discussions would usually 32 00:01:38,160 --> 00:01:41,520 Speaker 1: happen between say a congressional committee and somebody's lawyer before 33 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:45,240 Speaker 1: a decision got made. Well, I think the committee would 34 00:01:45,280 --> 00:01:47,920 Speaker 1: want to satisfy itself that he has something that's juicy 35 00:01:48,040 --> 00:01:50,360 Speaker 1: enough or important enough to the committee's work that they 36 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:54,280 Speaker 1: would be worth sacrificing the potential exposure he'd have for 37 00:01:54,320 --> 00:01:56,600 Speaker 1: any crimes that were committed. So they'd really want to 38 00:01:56,600 --> 00:01:59,200 Speaker 1: know something about what do you have a story to tell? 39 00:01:59,240 --> 00:02:02,560 Speaker 1: And you know, his attorney's statement. There's been a lot 40 00:02:02,600 --> 00:02:04,760 Speaker 1: made of the fact that he said General Flynn certainly 41 00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:06,920 Speaker 1: has a story to tell, and I think, and you know, 42 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:09,519 Speaker 1: that's that was sort of pregnant with that idea that 43 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:12,640 Speaker 1: there might be something juicy there. However, I think, you know, 44 00:02:12,680 --> 00:02:15,120 Speaker 1: the fact that he went public with this is not 45 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:17,160 Speaker 1: the kind of the way you woo a committee into 46 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:22,640 Speaker 1: actually granting an immunity um border. So I think, you know, 47 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:25,000 Speaker 1: there's some pretty good speculation here that they might not 48 00:02:25,080 --> 00:02:27,480 Speaker 1: have that much to offer, they're not offering that much 49 00:02:27,560 --> 00:02:29,280 Speaker 1: to the committee, and that this is kind of a 50 00:02:29,320 --> 00:02:32,480 Speaker 1: public relations campaign. And it's Andrew Right, a professor at 51 00:02:32,480 --> 00:02:36,000 Speaker 1: Savannah Law School, and Stephen Vladika, professor at the University 52 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:38,760 Speaker 1: of Texas School of Law, speaking with Bloomberg La host 53 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:41,000 Speaker 1: Gregg's Store in Michael Best. You can listen to Bloomberg 54 00:02:41,080 --> 00:02:43,960 Speaker 1: Law weekdays at one pm Wall Street Time here on 55 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:47,240 Speaker 1: Bloomberg Radio Now. 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