"To the contrary, for all the furor, we have a small-potatoes plea in Flynn’s case"
It's not small potatoes - a prosecutor doesn't allow someone to plead a lesser charge without getting something big back in return. Read the plea agreement documents - Flynn is cooperating with Mueller's team, and if he breaches the agreement, all bets are off:
http://www.lawfareblog.com/michael-flynn-plea-agreement-documents
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