Trump says he has pardoned former aide Flynn who lied to FBI over Russia
Flynn pleaded guilty in 2017 to lying to the FBI over his Russian contacts.
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Flynn pleaded guilty in 2017 to lying to the FBI over his Russian contacts.
The Department said the FBI’s original probe of him had no “legitimate investigative basis”.
Flynn admitted to lying about his contacts with Russians last year, following Trump’s November 2016 election.
The US President is under pressure to clarify what he knew, and when he knew it, about Michael Flynn’s Russian links.
ABC issued a clarification saying that the orders from Trump came after the election result, and not during the campaign.
Trump again reiterated that there was “no collusion” with Russia ahead of the US presidential election last year.
Michael Flynn has admitted that a senior member of the transition team told him to make contact with Russian officials.
Flynn is no longer sharing information with the Trump administration.
Michael Flynn was allegedly offered the money to engineer the deportation of a rival to Turkish President Erdogan.
The contacts Flynn and other Trump aides had with Russian officials and bankers are drawing intense scrutiny.
Michael Flynn was fired within weeks.
The investigation in question was the bureau’s probe of Michael Flynn’s Russian dealings.
“We believed that General Flynn was compromised with respect to the Russians,” former Attorney General Yates said.
“General Flynn certainly has a story to tell, and he very much wants to tell it, should the circumstances permit.”
However, the White House said Trump himself wasn’t aware.
“I currently could not make that commitment.”
Trump had asked General Michael Flynn for his resignation, after news emerged of his calls to the Russian ambassador.
Flynn – who once headed US military intelligence – insisted he was honoured to have served the American people in such a “distinguished” manner.
National Security Advisor Michael Flynn did not specify what that meant.
Michael G Flynn made controversial statements about a weekend attack at a restaurant in Washington.
Michael Flynn worked for the Obama administration in 2012 but was let go.