Donald Trump pardons former security adviser who admitted lying to FBI

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BREAKING: Donald Trump pardons former security adviser who admitted lying to FBI

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At a hearing in September, Flynn lawyer Sidney Powell told the judge that she had discussed the Flynn case with Trump but also said she did not want a pardon – presumably because she wanted him to be vindicated in the courts.

That request was made in May after a review of the case by a federal prosecutor from St. Louis who had been specially appointed by Attorney General William Barr.Flynn acknowledged lying during the FBI interview by saying he had not discussed with the then-Russian ambassador, Sergey Kislyak, sanctions that had just been imposed on Russia for election interference by the outgoing Obama administration.

But last May, the Justice Department abruptly reversed its position in the case. It said the FBI had no basis to interview Flynn about Kislyak, then the Russian ambassador to the United States, and that any statements he may have made were not relevant to the FBI’s broader counterintelligence probe.

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What a strange ( corrupt ?) tradition

All they do is to lie and fabricate lies to undermine people reputation and credibility. Despicable

The Fakenews Media left out an important Fact 'Under Duress'

What a plank

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