Prosecutors Could Ask for Prison Time for Michael Flynn
Prosecutors Could Ask for Prison Time for Michael Flynn
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/10/us/politics/michael-flynn-prosecutors-prison.html
WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors suggested on Tuesday that they might ask a federal judge to sentence the former national security adviser Michael T. Flynn to prison as doubts have emerged about whether he honored the cooperation deal he made in his criminal case.
The move was the latest turn in the case of Mr. Flynn, who pleaded guilty in 2017 to lying to F.B.I. agents in the Russia investigation and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors to help make the case that he deserved a light sentence.
But in recent months, Mr. Flynn has taken a more aggressive posture. He has hired new lawyers, who accused the government on Tuesday of hiding exculpatory evidence, as they have in court papers.
Judge Emmet G. Sullivan of the Federal District Court in the District of Columbia asked one of the prosecutors, Brandon L. Van Grack, whether the government stood by its recommendation that Mr. Flynn deserved no prison time. Mr. Van Grack said he intended to refile sentencing paperwork, an assertion that suggested the government had possibly changed its stance.
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