Sen. Angus King said Friday it is “premature” to say whether the Senate Intelligence Committee would offer Michael Flynn immunity in exchange for his testimony before the panel as part of its probe into Russia’s interference in the U.S. election and possible collusion with the Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.
Mr. King, a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said that committee needs to be careful because Mr. Flynn, who The Wall Street Journal reported is seeking immunity in exchange for testimony, is also the subject of the ongoing FBI probe into Russia and the 2016 election.
“We don’t want to compromise that,” the Maine independent said on CNN’s “New Day.” “So whatever we do will be in coordination with the FBI.”
The Wall Street Journal reported that Mr. Flynn is seeking immunity from the FBI, as well as Congress, for his testimony. Mr. Flynn’s lawyer said in a statement that his client has a “story to tell.”
Mr. King said Congress wants to hear that story, but “we don’t want to compromise the investigation going forward.”
“We have to understand more detail of what he does have to say and usually when someone requests immunity they do have a story to tell, but the other piece is the FBI is also investigating this matter and we are going to have to coordinate with them,” he said.
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