President Trump’s former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, pleaded guilty on Friday morning to a charge of making false statements
to the FBI. Robert Mueller, the special counsel investigating alleged
Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, filed the
charges against Flynn on Thursday in a three-paragraph “information”
that leaves many questions about Flynn’s activities unanswered.
Flynn is the fourth figure from Trump’s presidential campaign to face charges and there are indications he may be cooperating with prosecutors in the broader Russia probe.
The charging documents were made public on Friday morning. Shortly afterwards, the White House referred questions about the charges to Ty Cobb, the lawyer who is handling issues related to the Russia investigation for the Trump administration. Cobb and Flynn’s attorney, Robert Kelner, did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Yahoo News. Flynn did not respond to questions shouted by reporters as he walked into the courthouse to make his plea.
Flynn, a retired general, was accused of making a pair of false statements about conversations he had with Russia’s ambassador to the United States during the transition period before the inauguration. A top adviser to Trump’s campaign, Flynn was appointed national security adviser days after Trump’s election in November 2016. According to the criminal information filed by Mueller and his assistants in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Flynn’s conversations with the Russian Ambassador, Sergei Kislyak, took place the following month as he worked with Trump’s transition team.
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Flynn is the fourth figure from Trump’s presidential campaign to face charges and there are indications he may be cooperating with prosecutors in the broader Russia probe.
The charging documents were made public on Friday morning. Shortly afterwards, the White House referred questions about the charges to Ty Cobb, the lawyer who is handling issues related to the Russia investigation for the Trump administration. Cobb and Flynn’s attorney, Robert Kelner, did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Yahoo News. Flynn did not respond to questions shouted by reporters as he walked into the courthouse to make his plea.
Flynn, a retired general, was accused of making a pair of false statements about conversations he had with Russia’s ambassador to the United States during the transition period before the inauguration. A top adviser to Trump’s campaign, Flynn was appointed national security adviser days after Trump’s election in November 2016. According to the criminal information filed by Mueller and his assistants in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Flynn’s conversations with the Russian Ambassador, Sergei Kislyak, took place the following month as he worked with Trump’s transition team.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/michael-flynn-pleads-guilty-lying-fbi-161136502.html
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