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Plaintiff ,\u003Cbr>v .\u003Cbr>MICHAEL FLYNN ,\u003Cbr>Defendant . | ::\u003Cbr>::\u003Cbr>::\u003Cbr>::\u003Cbr>::\u003Cbr>::\u003Cbr>: | Criminal Action No . 17-232\u003Cbr>December 18 , 2018 11 : 00 a .m .\u003Cbr>Washington, D .C . |\n| TRANSCRIPT OF SENTENCING PROCEEDINGS\u003Cbr>BEFORE THE HONORABLE EMMET G . SULLIVAN ,\u003Cbr>UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE\u003Cbr>APPEARANCES :\u003Cbr>For the United States : Brandon Lang Van Grack, Assistant\u003Cbr>U .S . Attorney\u003Cbr>U .S . DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Special Counsel 's Office\u003Cbr>950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530\u003Cbr>(202) 616-0800\u003Cbr>Email: [Bvg@usdoj.gov](Bvg@usdoj.gov)\u003Cbr>Zainab Naeem Ahmad, Assistant U .S . Attorney\u003Cbr>U .S . DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE\u003Cbr>950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Room B-103\u003Cbr>Washington, DC 20530\u003Cbr>(202) 616-0800\u003Cbr>Email: [Zna@usdoj.gov](Zna@usdoj.gov) |  |  |\n\nScott L . Wallace , RDR , CRR , Official Court Reporter  \n202)354-3196 * [scottlyn01@aol.com](scottlyn01@aol.com)  \n2  \n\n| APPEARANCES : Cont . For the Defendant :\u003Cbr>For the U .S . Probation Department :\u003Cbr>Court Reporter: | Robert K . Kelner, Esq.\u003Cbr>COVINGTON & BURLING LLP\u003Cbr>850 Tenth Street, NW One City Center Washington, DC 20001\u003Cbr>(202) 662-5503\u003Cbr>Fax : (202) 778-5503\u003Cbr>Email: [Rkelner@cov.com](Rkelner@cov.com)\u003Cbr>Stephen Pierce Anthony, Esq.\u003Cbr>COVINGTON & BURLING LLP\u003Cbr>850 Tenth Street, NW One City Center Washington, DC 20001\u003Cbr>(202) 662-5105\u003Cbr>Fax : (202) 778-5105\u003Cbr>Email: [Santhony@cov.com](Santhony@cov.com)\u003Cbr>Kelly Kraemer-Soares , Probation Officer\u003Cbr>Renee Moses-Gregory, Probation Officer\u003Cbr>Scott L . Wallace , RDR, CRR\u003Cbr>Official Court Reporter Room 6503 , U .S . Courthouse Washington, D .C . 20001 202 .354 .3196 [scottlyn01@aol.com](scottlyn01@aol.com) |\n| --- | --- |\n| Proceedings reported by machine shorthand, transcript produced by computer-aided transcription . |  |\n\nScott L . Wallace , RDR , CRR , Official Court Reporter  \n202)354-3196 * [scottlyn01@aol.com](scottlyn01@aol.com)  \n3  \n1  \n2  \n3  \n4  \n5  \n6  \n7  \n8  \n9  \n10  \n11  \n12  \n13  \n14  \n15  \n16  \n17  \n18  \n19  \n20  \n21  \n22  \n23  \n24  \n25  \nMORNING SESSION , DECEMBER 18 , 2018  \n( 11:16 a .m . )  \nTHE COURT : Good morning .  \nTHE COURTROOM CLERK : Good morning, Your Honor .  \nTHE COURT : Good morning .  \nTHE COURTROOM CLERK : Your Honor, this is criminal case 17-232, United States of America versus Michael Flynn .  \nWill all parties please come forward to this lectern and identify yourselves for the record .  \nMR . VAN GRACK : Good morning, Your Honor . Brandon Van Grack on behalf of the United States, and with me at counsel 's table is Zainab Ahmed and William McCausland from the FBI .  \nTHE COURT : Good morning, Counsel .  \nMS . AHMAD : Good morning, Your Honor .  \nMR . KELNER : Good morning, Your Honor . Robert Kelner with Covington & Burling for the defendant, Michael Flynn, and with meat counsel table is Stephen Anthony .  \nTHE COURT : All right . Good morning, Counsel . Mr . Flynn, good morning . How are you?  \nTHE DEFENDANT : Good .  \nTHE COURT : From the Probation Department?  \nMS . KRAEMER-SOARES : Good morning, Your Honor . Kelly Kraemer-Soares and Renee Moses-Gregory on behalf of U .S . Probation .  \nTHE COURT : All right . Good morning to you both . The  \nScott L . Wallace , RDR , CRR , Official Court Reporter  \n202)354-3196 * [scottlyn01@aol.com](scottlyn01@aol.com)  \n4  \n1  \n2  \n3  \n4  \n5  \n6  \n7  \n8  \n9  \n10  \n11  \n12  \n13  \n14  \n15  \n16  \n17  \n18  \n19  \n20  \n21  \n22  \n23  \n24  \n25  \ncase is in a very unique posture . As everyone knows, I was not the judge who took the plea of guilty from Mr . Flynn, so before I focus on sentencing issues, I need to focus on some other issues . I want to say a couple of things before I get to those issues . I read every filing very carefully in this case . There 's a great deal of nonpublic information in this case, and I'll just leave it at that .  \nIf any of my questions require a party to disclose non","cbCairZJ5ApycDPb","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairZJ5ApycDPb","pdf",739218,62,"English","# Morning Session, December 18, 2018\n## Court opening remarks and sealed filing","[{\"question\":\"What case details are identified at the start of the sentencing proceedings?\",\"answer\":\"The transcript identifies a criminal case, Criminal Action No. 17-232, United States of America versus Michael Flynn, and sets the session as a morning proceeding on December 18, 2018.\"},{\"question\":\"Who are listed as appearing for the United States, the defense, and U.S. Probation?\",\"answer\":\"The record lists appearances for the United States (including DOJ Special Counsel’s Office attorneys), for the defendant through defense counsel, and for U.S. Probation through probation officers.\"},{\"question\":\"What issue does the court address regarding a sealed document?\",\"answer\":\"The court notes a new sealed filing stating the government inadvertently omitted a document from its in-camera production, and it asks whether the defendant has concerns or objections before proceeding.\"}]","Transcript of Sentencing Proceedings - Criminal Action No - 17-232 - December 18, 2018 | PDF",1792702222,156]