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Associated Press/Photo by Manuel Balce Ceneta (file)Former national security adviser Michael Flynn leaves the federal courthouse in Washington in 2018.Trump pardons Michael Flynn
by Kyle Ziemnick
Posted 11/25/20, 05:30 pm
WASHINGTON—Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump’s first national security adviser, pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI in 2017. President Donald Trump tweeted Wednesday that he would grant Flynn a full pardon.
What was Flynn accused of? He admitted he lied to the FBI about his 2016 discussions with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak. The Justice Department dropped charges against Flynn in May when investigators discovered evidence the FBI agents on the case planned ahead of the interview to entrap him. But U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan overrode the Justice Department’s motion until he could find more information, keeping Flynn under investigation. Trump’s pardon means Sullivan will likely have to drop his inquiry.
Dig deeper: Read Harvest Prude’s report in The Stew on Flynn’s request to retract his guilty plea.
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Kyle Ziemnick
Kyle is a WORLD Digital news reporter. He is a World Journalism Institute and Patrick Henry College graduate. Kyle resides in Purcellville, Va. Follow him on Twitter @kylezim25.
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Posted: Tue, 12/01/2020 03:05 pmJanuary 17, 2017. During his 4th to last day in office, OBAMA pardoned James Cartwright, who was awaiting sentencing for giving false statements to federal investigators, and Willie McCovey was pardoned for tax evasion.
It would be nice if the news reported what Obama did.