Will Flynn be next?

The big question is, has Robert Mueller, the former FBI director, got Lieutentant-General Mike Flynn in his sights for a future indictment? Could he be the next one to face charges? Donald Trump's first national security adviser who only lasted 25 days in the job, seems likely to be at the top of Mueller's list now that Paul Mannafort, ex-campaign chairman, has been dealt with. If Flynn is indicted for "colluding" with the Russians during the election campaign this could be Trump's worst moment. Flynn was one of Trump's favoured people. He was ousted, not because he had talked with some Russians and seemed to be developing a potential back channel to Moscow for a Trump administration but because he denied any such meetings when he spoke to Mike Pence, the vice-president. Lying to the US vice-president is almost as unwise as lying to the FBI. Anyway that did it, Trump had no choice but to fire him. Now we will see how loyal Flynn is to the president. George Papadopoulos, Trump's one-time foreign policy adviser, turned out to be totally unloyal because he agreed to cooperate with Mueller in order to save his skin, or at least to save himself from a custodial sentence. Will Mueller now put maximum pressure on Flynn to get him to cooperate as well, not just offering HIM a deal but also to save his son who is being investigated along with his father? Mueller is a tough old bird and there is no question he is determined to get to the bottom of the Russia collusion accusation, and people like Flynn must have a head full of secrets and plots and confidences which would help the veteran FBI man to conclude his inquiry before Trump sacks him too. Flynn had every reason to be totally loyal to Trump when he was a top dog in the White House but in the intervening nine months since his dismissal, his loyalty may be less guaranteed. It's a tricky time for Trump. If Flynn does do a deal with Mueller, will the president denounce and belittle his former trusted national security adviser in the same way he discarded Papadopoulos as a adviser of no consequence?