Rep. Maxine Waters is “very pleased” that former Trump national security adviser Mike Flynn’s request for immunity in exchange for testimony was reportedly denied by the Senate Intelligence Committee.
During a Saturday morning interview on MSNBC, the Democrat suggested that Flynn was trying to head off the Russia investigation before potentially finding something damaging.
“Well, I’m very pleased that he is being turned down,” she said. “He’s trying to get in there early before the investigation brings about the kind of information that is absolutely needed.”
Flynn resigned from the administration earlier this year after he lied to Vice President Mike Pence about conversations with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak last year.
Water said Flynn not only lied to the Trump administration, but that he’s “deeply involved” in what she called “the Kremlin clan.”
Trump has said he supports the idea of Flynn receiving immunity.
