Article snippet: MORE’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn on Tuesday requested to postpone his sentencing for lying to FBI agents about his contacts with a Russian ambassador until his cooperation with federal prosecutors is fully complete. The surprise decision by Flynn’s defense attorneys came after U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan admonished Flynn, a retired three-star Army general, for committing a “serious offense” by lying to the FBI about his discussions with then-Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak about sanctions on Moscow while serving in a high-level role at the White House. “This is a very serious offense,” Sullivan said in federal court in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. “A high-ranking senior official of the government making false statements to the Federal Bureau of Investigation while on the physical premises of the White House.” Sullivan also asked Flynn and his counsel whether they would want to delay the sentencing, seemingly hinting that Flynn would face a tough sentence if the decision had gone through Tuesday. He noted that he would take Flynn’s public service and cooperation with special counsel MORE’s investigation into account but would also weigh heavily the gravity of his offense. Flynn was prepared to accept responsibility for his crime and be sentenced on Tuesday. But after a nail-biting recess, his attorneys took Sullivan up on the postponement offer, citing foreign lobbying charges unveiled Monday against Flynn’s former business associa... Link to the full article to read more