▁memory , ▁but ▁F lyn n ▁did ▁not ▁wa ver ▁from ▁his ▁false ▁statements . ▁F BI ▁agents ▁concluded ▁that ▁F lyn n ' s ▁relax ed ▁behavior ▁during ▁the ▁interview ▁was ▁actually ▁because ▁he ▁was ▁fully ▁committed ▁to ▁his ▁lies ▁and ▁therefore ▁could ▁be ▁comprom ised ▁by ▁the ▁Kre ml in . ▁Mu eller ' s ▁office ▁also ▁documented ▁instances ▁when ▁F lyn n ▁li ed ▁about ▁the ▁K is ly ak ▁conversation ▁during ▁the ▁days ▁before ▁the ▁F BI ▁interview . ▁Judge ▁Em met ▁G . ▁S ull ivan ▁ordered ▁documents ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁interview ▁be ▁provided ▁to ▁him ▁prior ▁to ▁F lyn n ' s ▁December ▁ 1 8 ▁sent encing . ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁reported ▁that ▁F lyn n ' s ▁" dec ision ▁to ▁attack ▁the ▁F BI ▁in ▁his ▁own ▁ple a ▁for ▁prob ation ▁appeared ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁g amb it ▁for ▁a ▁p ardon ▁from ▁Mr . ▁Trump , ▁whose ▁former ▁lawyer ▁had ▁bro ached ▁the ▁prospect ▁last ▁year ▁with ▁a ▁lawyer ▁for ▁Mr . ▁F lyn n ." ▁ ▁S ull ivan , ▁who ▁had ▁a ▁history ▁of ▁ske ptic ism ▁about ▁government ▁conduct , ▁re bu ked ▁F lyn n ▁at ▁his ▁December ▁ 1 8 ▁sent encing ▁hearing . ▁C iting ▁evidence ▁not ▁released ▁to ▁the ▁public , ▁the ▁judge ▁told ▁him , ▁" arg u ably ▁you ▁sold ▁your ▁country ▁out ", ▁and ▁war ned , ▁" I ▁cannot ▁ass ure ▁that ▁if ▁you ▁proceed ▁today ▁you ▁will ▁not ▁receive