Michael Flynn’s defense claims, without offering specifics, that material from Justice Department review includes 'stunning' evidence of FBI misconduct
Flynn, 61, was fired from the White House in February 2017. He pleaded guilty that December to lying about discussing potential relief from U.S. sanctions with then-Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak before Trump took office, and about his lobbying work for the government of Turkey.
The former three-star Army general was one of the first and highest-ranking Trump aides to be convicted and cooperate in Mueller’s investigation. However, his case became one of the most bitterly contested after Mueller’s probe ended. Flynn’s new lawyers began moving to void his conviction, alleging that he was the victim of a partisan conspiracy by prosecutors, U.S. intelligence and national security officials, and even his initial attorneys.In separate filings Friday, the U.S.
The filings from Shea’s office also said prosecutors had turned over more than 100 pages of signed declarations and 500-plus pages of exhibits from the law firm Covington & Burling — which initially defended Flynn — in response to Flynn’s charges that it misled him and allowed him to plead guilty to cover up its own errors.U.S. District Judge Emmet G.
Prosecutors gave shifting recommendations for Flynn’s punishment over the winter, even as the top U.S. prosecutor’s office for the District of Columbia underwent a dramatic shake-up.
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