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[–] Phil_Free 1 point 1 point (+2|-1) ago 

Before sentencing, the judge gave Flynn an opportunity to withdraw his guilty plea. Flynn refused to. The judge does not believe Flynn is guilty -- but also ... the judge does not believe in giving "no" sentence to someone who is guilty -- reminding Flynn and his attorneys “I’m not your friend here; I may just throw the book at you.”

In other words, if Flynn was not guilty, the judge wanted Flynn to withdraw his guilty plea. As noted, he did not want to charge someone with something if he was not guilty, also saying -- if you stick with your guilty plea, do not be surprised by jail time!

Over and over, with different questions, the judge tried to get Flynn to withdraw his guilty plea. Flynn absolutely would not, and the judge became frustrated.

To basically avoid charging a non-guilty man with a crime, Judge Sullivan opted to return in 90 days (March 13, 2019) -- I expect hoping that General Flynn will come to his senses, and withdraw his guilty plea at that time.