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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Guys, Flynn's argument about protecting his family is not due to threats. It's due to his son being implicated. He likely agreed to the plea to keep help his son. As for Cohen, perhaps it's not the same thing, but protecting family is also about protecting from public shame and spectacle. There is no conspiracy here; Mueller is not threatening families. Please. But, for Flynn, how quickly we forget that his son is just not clean, yet he hasn't been ensnared. That's likely because his father took the plea. Remember #PizzaGate?[/quote]

I expect it is about financial protection for the family. Needlessly fighting something he is plainly guilty of would cost a lot of money, leave him in jail anyway, and his family penniless due to his wasted legal fees. Also, to the extent that the pay to play or extortion crimes for which he seeks immunity in this deal could lead to restitution as part of the sentencing .... again his family would face bankruptcy to pay off his crimes.

I'm entering a plea to "protect my family" is also something criminals say to try to make themselves look like good guys in orange jump suits. It is their "Save the Cat" moment in the soon-to-be released made-for-TV movie about their cases.[/quote]

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