'General Michael Flynn, the 33 year war hero who has served with distinction... has retained a GREAT LAWYER,' Trump tweeted.
President Donald Trump stoked speculation Thursday about a potential move to pardon his former National Security Advisor Mike Flynn, who pleaded guilty in 2017 as part of the special counsel's Russia probe and is set to be sentenced in the coming months.
General Michael Flynn, the 33 year war hero who has served with distinction, has not retained a good lawyer, he has retained a GREAT LAWYER, Sidney Powell. Best Wishes and Good Luck to them both!Last week, Flynn fired his previous counsel, Robert Kelner and Stephen Anthony of powerful D.C. law firm Covington & Burling, which counts former Attorney General Eric Holder as a partner. In their place, Flynn retained Powell as his new defense attorney.
A voicemail described in Mueller's report was recently made public by an order from the judge overseeing Flynn's case. In the 2017 message to Flynn's then-lawyer, Trump attorney John Dowd can be heard dancing around the idea of pardoning Flynn while allegedly attempting to interfere in his cooperation with prosecutors, an avenue pursued by Mueller as part of his investigation into potential obstruction of justice.
Flynn's guilty plea related to his contacts with Russian officials during the presidential transition period and subsequent lies to the F.B.I. about these contacts.
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