lyn n ' s ▁law y ers ▁not ified ▁Trump ' s ▁legal ▁team ▁they ▁can ▁no ▁longer ▁discuss ▁anything ▁regarding ▁Mu eller ' s ▁investigation , ▁suggesting ▁that ▁F lyn n ▁may ▁be ▁co oper ating ▁with ▁pro sec utors ▁or ▁negoti ating ▁a ▁deal . ▁ ▁Ple a ▁b arg ain ▁and ▁statement ▁of ▁off ense ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁special ▁coun sel ▁Robert ▁Mu eller ▁agreed ▁to ▁a ▁ple a ▁b arg ain ▁in ▁which ▁F lyn n ▁ple aded ▁guilty ▁to ▁" will fully ▁and ▁know ingly " ▁making ▁" false , ▁fict it ious ▁and ▁fra ud ul ent ▁statements " ▁to ▁the ▁F BI ▁regarding ▁convers ations ▁with ▁Russia ' s ▁amb assador . ▁Specifically , ▁F lyn n ▁f als ely ▁denied ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁asked ▁Russia ' s ▁amb assador ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Serge y ▁K is ly ak ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁" to ▁ref rain ▁from ▁es cal ating ... ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁san ctions ▁that ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁had ▁im posed ▁against ▁Russia ▁that ▁same ▁day ." ▁F lyn n ▁ple aded ▁guilty ▁the ▁same ▁day ▁as ▁such ▁ple a ▁b arg ain ▁and ▁acknowled ged ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁co oper ating ▁with ▁the ▁investigation ▁by ▁Mu eller . ▁F lyn n ▁stated ; ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁extra ordin arily ▁pain ful ▁to ▁end ure ▁these ▁many ▁months ▁of ▁false ▁accus ations ▁of ▁" tre