WASHINGTON A judge tore into Michael Flynn Tuesday before delaying the sentencing of President Donald Trump s former national security adviser and prominent campaign supporter for lying to the FBI .

Flynn, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general, was an early supporter of the Trump campaign, and infamously called for the incarceration of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during his speech at the 2016 Republican National Convention.

He came under scrutiny for a variety of potential criminal activities, and reached a plea deal in December 2017 with the special counsel team led by Robert Mueller . As part of the deal, he agreed to cooperate and admitted making fraudulent statements in an interview with FBI agents at the White House on Jan. 24, 2017. Flynn stepped down as national security adviser in mid-February 2017, less than a month into the Trump presidency, because the White House says he misled officials there about his contacts with the Russians.

Im not hiding my disgust, my disdain for this criminal offense, U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan in Washington told Flynn.