(UPDATED) ABC NEWS: Flynn Will Testify Against President Trump and Members of the Trump Family

Trump ‘Directed Him to Make Contact With the Russians’

UPDATE: 12.02.17 6:11 PM ET –
ABC News Saturday evening has suspended its reporter, Brian Ross, for the below report. Here is their statement:

NCRM is leaving this post as is, with the update below, so readers can see what was originally reported, and what the corrections are.

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ABC News is reporting former Trump National Security Advisor Mike Flynn will testify against President Donald Trump and members of the Trump family, as condition of his plea agreement. Flynn Friday morning pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI.

“Michael Flynn promised ‘full cooperation to the Mueller team’ and is prepared to testify that as a candidate, Donald Trump ‘directed him to make contact with the Russians,'” ABC News reports.

“Michael Flynn ‘is prepared to testify…against Pres. Trump, against members of the Trump family, and others in the White House,'” ABC adds.

UPDATE: ABC News has issued a correction: 

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