My post from the other Flynn thread:
When you don’t have a case, you threaten to indict the target’s children in exchange for cooperation, which is what Mueller did here with Flynn.
At the end of the day nothing of this will touch Trump, Russia and “collusion.â€
And, as for being directed to make contact with the Russians, Flynn was directed to make contact with the Russians
after Trump won the election (Remember, the charge is that Trump colluded with Russians to
win the election – asking to contact Russia is normal and expected of a new president.)