The original draft report from an FBI interview of former Trump adviser Michael Flynn was deleted, according to a letter filed with the court by the Department of Justice on Oct. 22.
The letter defended the deletion of the FBI's 302 form as a matter of FBI document retention policy.
Powell has long sought the original draft, arguing it would prove the FBI edited the document to support a charge that the retired three-star Army general had lied during the interview.
The DOJ letter acknowledges the original draft of the interview report FD-302 existed, saying one of the interviewing agents started writing it on the evening after the Jan. 24, 2017, interview.
The FBI has a policy that "Working files, such as preliminary drafts, notes, and other similar materials, are to be destroyed when the final documents have been approved," the letter notes.
The DOJ dropped the case in May after an internal review unearthed documents indicating the FBI was trying to catch Flynn in a lie.
While the case remains open, the DOJ has kept providing Flynn with relevant documents and information, including last month an account of the former Flynn case agent saying the prosecution was being used as a means to "Get Trump."
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Original Draft of Flynn Interview Report Was Deleted as Matter of Policy, DOJ Says
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