▁negoti ations , ▁his ▁son , ▁Michael ▁G . ▁F lyn n , ▁is ▁not ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁charged . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁sent encing ▁memor and um ▁released ▁on ▁December ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁Mu eller ▁investigation ▁stated ▁F lyn n ▁" des erves ▁credit ▁for ▁accepting ▁responsibility ▁in ▁a ▁tim ely ▁fashion ▁and ▁substantial ly ▁assist ing ▁the ▁government " ▁and ▁should ▁receive ▁little ▁or ▁no ▁j ail ▁time . ▁ ▁F lyn n ' s ▁att or ne ys ▁submitted ▁a ▁sent encing ▁mem o ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁request ing ▁len iency ▁and ▁suggesting ▁F BI ▁agents ▁had ▁trick ed ▁him ▁into ▁lying ▁during ▁the ▁January ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁White ▁House ▁interview ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁advise ▁him ▁that ▁lying ▁to ▁federal ▁agents ▁is ▁a ▁fel ony . ▁The ▁mem o ▁also ▁assert ed ▁that ▁F lyn n ' s ▁relax ed ▁behavior ▁during ▁the ▁interview ▁indicated ▁he ▁was ▁being ▁truth ful . ▁Trump ▁echo ed ▁this ▁assertion ▁two ▁days ▁later ▁on ▁Twitter ▁and ▁Fox ▁News , ▁as ser ting , ▁" They ▁convinced ▁him ▁he ▁did ▁lie , ▁and ▁he ▁made ▁some ▁kind ▁of ▁a ▁deal ." ▁▁ ▁Mu eller ' s ▁office ▁rejected ▁these ▁assert ions ▁the ▁next ▁day , ▁stating ▁agents ▁had ▁told ▁F lyn n ▁port ions ▁of ▁what ▁he ▁had ▁discussed ▁with ▁Russian ▁amb assador ▁Serge i ▁K is ly ak ▁to ▁jog ▁his