Prosecutor Brandon Van Grack on Thursday submitted a request to withdraw from the team prosecuting former national security adviser Michael Flynn.
The request comes after Flynn, who initially pleaded guilty to lying to FBI investigators in 2017, attempted to rescind his plea. Notes from FBI agents released by the Justice Department in late April showed one agent questioning whether the purpose of interviews with Flynn was “to get him to lie, so we can prosecute him or get him fired.”
Flynn was originally prosecuted over conversations with Russian ambassador to the U.S. Sergey Kislyak, with the FBI claiming the adviser potentially violated the Logan Act of 1799, a law that has never been used to convict someone.
Comments
Post a Comment