This is infuriating because it's just extra talking points for Trump supporters and Fox news. That judge didnt feel comfortable sentencing a military officer to jail so he kicked the can down the road in order to give a more valid reason for why the court will rule no jail time for Flynn. Flynn most likely already told Mueller everything he knows, and honestly I dont give a damn about the Eastern District of VA/Turkey case.
Ugh.
No one cares about trump supporter talking points. Even the loudest Flynn supporters (Andy McCarthy for instance) have basically admitted there was nothing unusual about his treatment. The people who will still complain are impossible to reason with.
There was literally zero added pressure on the judge since the special counsel AGREED to and basically signaled their acceptance of a sentence of no jail/prison time. The easiest thing in the world would've been for the judge to agree to that and case closed. The fact that the special counsel agreed to no jail time is all he would need to justify it.
Flynn obviously DIDN'T tell Mueller everything he knows since his attorneys agreed to a delay in order to provide additional "modicum" of cooperation.
You may not give a damn about the state cases but Flynn and his attorneys do - it's leverage in case of a pardon.
The reason he went off like this is because he has seen the unredacted sentencing memos and hates the idea of letting him off w/ no jail time considering all of the truly dirty shyt he's done.