▁a ▁sentence ▁of ▁in car cer ation ." ▁He ▁offered ▁to ▁delay ▁the ▁sent encing ▁until ▁F lyn n ' s ▁co operation ▁with ▁investig ators ▁was ▁complete . ▁After ▁confer ring ▁with ▁his ▁att or ne ys , ▁F lyn n ▁accepted ▁the ▁delay . ▁During ▁the ▁hearing , ▁S ull ivan ▁indicated ▁he ▁was ▁off ended ▁by ▁the ▁suggestion ▁in ▁the ▁sent encing ▁mem o ▁submitted ▁by ▁F lyn n ' s ▁att or ne ys ▁that ▁the ▁F BI ▁had ▁mis led ▁F lyn n , ▁as ▁it ▁created ▁an ▁appearance ▁that ▁F lyn n ▁wanted ▁to ▁both ▁accept ▁a ▁gener ous ▁ple a ▁deal ▁from ▁pro sec utors ▁while ▁also ▁cont ending ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁entra pped . ▁He ▁asked ▁several ▁questions ▁of ▁F lyn n ' s ▁att orney , ▁Robert ▁Kel ner , ▁to ▁determine ▁if ▁the ▁defense ▁was ▁maintain ing ▁that ▁the ▁F BI ▁had ▁acted ▁impro per ly ▁in ▁its ▁investigation ▁of ▁F lyn n , ▁including ▁whether ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁entra pped . ▁Kel ner ▁respond ed , ▁" No , ▁your ▁honor " ▁to ▁each ▁question . ▁F lyn n ▁acknowled ged ▁to ▁S ull ivan ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁aware ▁that ▁lying ▁to ▁federal ▁investig ators ▁was ▁a ▁crime ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁initial ▁F BI ▁interview ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁S ull ivan ▁then ▁delayed ▁sent encing . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁an ▁un red act ed ▁version