Government attorneys responded, dismissing the claims as 'false allegations.'
"The multiple instances in which Mr. Flynn's former lawyers conflicts of interest and actions fell completely short of professional norms, thus depriving him of the constitutionally mandated effective assistance of counsel, nullified his opportunity to make informed decisions about his own case, and it grossly prejudiced his defense," Flynn's lawyers wrote in a 207-page court paper filed Wednesday afternoon.
MORE: In reversal, prosecutors recommend up to 6 months prison time for former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn Michael Flynn, former national security advisor to President Donald Trump, leaves following his plea hearing at the Prettyman Federal Courthouse in Washington, Dec. 1, 2017.On Wednesday, his new attorneys, Sidney Powell and Jesse Binnall, argued that Flynn would not have gotten into the plea agreement in 2017 if he had been given"constitutionally adequate advice" from Kelner.
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