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Exculpatory evidence means that it exonerates the accused. Exculpatory evidence overrules all other evidence. If it didn't, it wouldn't have exculpatory value.
You are wrong on so many levels it is not funny.
First, exculpatory evidence is simply evidence that tends to support the claim of not guilty by the defendant. It does not automatically exonerate the defendant.
Second, the prosecution is only obligated to provide the defense with all evidence in its possession if the defendant chooses to go to trial and mount a defense. Flynn chose not to go to trial, therefore the prosecutors were under no obligation to release any of their evidence to anyone.
During Flynn's plea, he was required to allocute. That means the judge asked Flynn specific questions to determine he understood what it was he was pleading guilty to. Flynn was obligated to answer truthfully, including specific details of the crime. If Flynn were to withdraw his guilty plea, the prosecutor would then use his allocution in any subsequent trial. This would not end well for Flynn.