Thread by @aliasvaughn

1. In case it isn't clear? IT'S ON. Flynn discussing plea deal with Mueller. Told you we'd get big news this week. An easy guess with Trump's freakouts.

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2. Quick reminder of what a Flynn deal means: he must give Trump someone higher up in the ladder so Pence, Trump jr. , Kushner, Trump himself all candidates.

3. Considering Mueller ALREADY has Kushner for multiple offenses, I'd say Pence, Trump Jr. and Trump himself are the most viable options.

4. Trump himself will be the last one Mueller gets to, so this would leave Pence and Trump jr. for the time being. Of course, Flynn may well deliver ALL of these people.

5. Abc News has "learnt" that Flynn's lawyer met with Mueller's team this morning, meaning they didn't see anything directly: they were told.

6. There's no way anyone would risk compromising a plea deal by leaking this without authorization, so most likely, this is a strategic release.

7. Flynn's attorney "typically would have a series of off-the-record discussions in which prosecutors lay out in detail for Flynn & team" what they have on him.

8. Then they'd be all "so, if you want a reduced sentence, you better start singing like a canary, right now, and we mean give us info implicating those above you". 😏

9. At that point, an agreement would be reached, and something like what we've seen with good old George Papadopoulos would happen.

10. Make no mistake, this is a game played for the public (bc it's been made public and it's no coincidence) for a reason. Puts pressure on others.

11. Multiple sources said Flynn flipped months ago (and @LouiseMensch first reported what ALL MSM is saying now: that he flipped to help his son).

12. I also don't think anyone would risk putting this out in public, not Mueller, not defense, unless they already had everything in place.

13. So regardless of the intel that I do have, of Flynn flipping quite a while ago, just logically I see no chance of it happening WHILE press is reporting it.

14. I believe things have been agreed upon and now it's a nice game (and a smart one) to make all others involved VERY nervous.

15. Whatever the circumstances that made the current moment happen, one thing is clear: this is being revealed ON PURPOSE.

16. The other thing that's clear is that EVERYONE from Kushner to Trump Jr. to Pence to Trump himself should be VERY worried, bc Flynn can implicate them ALL.

17. If I were Flynn, I'd give up Pence and Trump himself first and foremost, in exchange for the maximum possible "kindness" with charges on part of Mueller & team.

18. Shouldn't be that difficult to give Pence & Trump up, considering they threw Flynn under the bus publicly: "HE lied to us!". Pence especially.

19. Let's not forget Trump & Pence PLUS Kushner (who MET with Kislyak together with Flynn), all conspired with Flynn AND covered up his illicit foreign contacts.

20. Trump's lawyer Michael Cohen can also be directly implicated by Flynn, bc of the "peace deal" discussed with pro putin Ukrainian MP that Cohen hand delivered to Flynn's WH office.

21. So Mueller has MANY avenues to get the top of the Trump team, including Trump himself, thanks to Flynn's direct involvement. All depends on what Mueller wants.

22. So yeah, Flynn doesn't have much choice, and Mueller is the one with the royal flush in his hands. I'd bet Ty Cobb and WH lawyers are in emergency meeting right now. 😂😂

23. This we're seeing right now is a HUGE plot twist in terms of MSM narration and public intel. I'll say again, it's happening for a reason.

24. So get comfortable and get drinks and snacks, bc this just turned into COMPLETE hell for Trump & co. #ItsMuellerTime /END