Top prosecutor in Michael Flynn case abruptly withdraws amid Trump attacks
The top prosecutor in the case against former national security adviser Michael Flynn withdrew abruptly and without explanation, a development that comes amid mounting pressure by President Donald Trump and his allies to have the entire matter thrown out of court.
Brandon Van Grack, one of special counsel Robert Mueller's top investigators, informed Judge Emmet Sullivan that he would be quitting the case in a terse, one-sentence filing with the court.Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI in 2017 about his conversations with the Russian ambassador but has recently moved to withdraw his plea and accuse investigators of misconduct.
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