President Trump described his former national security adviser Michael Flynn as an 'innocent man' after learning that the Justice Department abruptly sought to drop criminal charges against Flynn
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday abruptly asked a judge to drop criminal charges against Donald Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn following mounting pressure from the Republican president and his political allies on the right.
Sullivan at a 2018 hearing expressed “disgust” and “disdain” toward Flynn’s criminal offense, saying, “Arguably, you sold your country out.” Shortly before the Flynn motion was filed on Thursday, career prosecutor Brandon Van Grack withdrew from the case and other related legal matters. He remains a Justice Department employee, a department spokeswoman said.Trump critics have accused him of becoming emboldened after his February acquittal in his Senate impeachment trial and interfering in cases involving people close to him.
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. national security adviser Michael Flynn at U.S. District Court in Washington, U.S., December 18, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo
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