Michael Flynn sentencing memo could provide new details on Mueller's Russia probe
Special counsel Robert Mueller on Tuesday will submit a recommended sentence for former national security adviser Michael Flynn, who pleaded guilty last year on a charge of lying to the FBI.
The sentencing memo is also expected to shed light on how the special counsel has evaluated Flynn's cooperation in its ongoing probe of Russia interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Mueller is also looking into potential coordination between the Trump campaign and Russia, as well as an obstruction-of-justice probe.
Flynn pleaded guilty last December to lying to the FBI about his contacts with a Russian official. Mueller could potentially ask a federal judge to reduce Flynn's sentence because the he agreed to cooperate with the special counsel as part of his plea agreement.
Flynn served briefly as President Donald Trump's first national security adviser. He resigned in February 2017, after Vice President Mike Pence said Flynn lied to him about his conversations with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak during the presidential transition period. The conversations revolved around sanctions that had been imposed by the Obama administration in retaliation for Russian interference in the U.S. presidential election.
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