President Trump says he's considering a full pardon for Michael Flynn, the former National Security Adviser who was convicted of lying to the FBI about dealings with Russia.
, who pleaded guilty to charges of lying to the FBI about contacts with a Russia diplomat.
Trump has long suggested he is considering a pardon for Flynn as well as other aides ensnared in investigations of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. That group includes aides like Paul Manafort and Roger Stone., claims the FBI and other investigative agencies treated him and his aides unfairly.
Former federal prosecutor Barb McQuade, now a law professor at the University of Michigan, said that "Flynn admitted in open court that he lied to the FBI," and"that alone is a crime" that should not be undone with a presidential pardon.
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