Michael Flynn, Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, has asked for immunity in exchange for testifying in Congress’s investigations into Russian interference in the US election.
On Thursday, Mr Flynn’s lawyer said that the president’s ex-adviser had offered to testify in the House and Senate Intelligence Committees’ hearings on Russia, only if he had reasonable assurances that he would not be targeted for prosecution.
“No reasonable person, who has the benefit of advice from counsel, would submit to questioning in such a highly politicized, witch-hunt environment without assurances against unfair prosecution,” Mr Flynn’s lawyer, Robert Kelner, said in a statement.