{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.whitehouse.senate.gov/news/release/whitehouse-statement-on-flynn-guilty-plea-cooperation", "Whitehouse Statement on Flynn Guilty Plea, Cooperation", "2017-12-01", "2017", "2017-12", "Democrat", "House", "RI", "Sheldon Whitehouse", "W000802", "www.whitehouse.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "12.01.17\n\t\t\t Whitehouse Statement on Flynn Guilty Plea, Cooperation \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWashington, DC \u2013 Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism, released the following statement on former National Security Advisor General Michael Flynn\u2019s guilty plea for lying to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) about his contacts with a top Russian official, as well as Flynn\u2019s cooperation with Special Counsel Robert Mueller:\r\n\u201cAs we learned at our subcommittee hearing in May, General Flynn made a false statement to the FBI about his contacts with a top Russian official.\u00a0 The White House Counsel knew that and waited 18 days before removing Flynn from his position.\u00a0 A false statement, made in the White House, by the National Security Advisor, about a call with a foreign adversary, looks like a prison case to me.\u00a0 And as Sally Yates\u2019s testimony made clear in our hearing, Mr. Flynn\u2019s behavior constituted a serious risk to national security and a betrayal of the public trust.\u00a0 Three-star generals don\u2019t want to go to prison, so his cooperation is no surprise.\u00a0\r\n\u201cWith this guilty plea and cooperation, Mr. Mueller can pursue the whole truth of the Trump campaign\u2019s involvement in Russia\u2019s meddling in our election, and any obstruction of justice.\u00a0 Flynn\u2019s testimony has the potential to shed light on some of the most pressing questions about the behavior of the President, his top advisers, and his campaign.\u00a0 Special Counsel Mueller\u2019s investigation must proceed without interference from the President or his administration.\u201d\r\nIn May, at a Senate Crime and Terrorism Subcommittee hearing, former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates raised serious concerns with the Trump administration\u2019s handling of information on contacts between a top Russian official and Flynn.\u00a0 Yates revealed that she warned the White House that Flynn\u2019s continued dishonesty about his inappropriate contacts with the Russian government posed a national security risk\u2014a warning that Trump failed to act upon for 18 days while Flynn took part in highly sensitive matters, and that administration officials have repeatedly mischaracterized since Flynn\u2019s resignation.\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tPrevious Article", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.whitehouse.senate.gov/news/release/whitehouse-statement-on-flynn-guilty-plea-cooperation"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8212928660213947, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}