The Justice Department dropped its criminal case against former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, who admitted to lying to FBI agents about his conversation with a Russian diplomat.
The Justice Department is dropping its prosecution of former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, according to a court filing Thursday.
Michael Flynn, former U.S. national security adviser, exits federal court in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, June 24, 2019.The Justice Department on Thursday dropped its prosecution of former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, who had pleaded guilty to lying to FBI agents about his conversations with a Russian diplomat in the weeks before President Donald Trump's inaugration.
In court documents filed in U.S. District Court in Wasington, the Justice Department said it is abandoining the prosecution of the retired Army general after a considered review of all the facts and circumstances of this case, including newly discovered and disclosed information."
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