My point is that the FBI did not tell Gen. Flynn that he couldn't have a personal lawyer, but instead they discouraged him from involving the White House counsel's office (and I don't think the threat of charging his son was related to that). It was a breach of protocol because it left the Office of the White House unrepresented, but the interests of the office of the White House are not the same as the interests of Gen. Flynn personally. I think it had -0- to do with the crime charged and the plea deal.