Michael Flynn’s attorneys have asked in a court filing Tuesday that the former national security adviser not serve prison time.
Flynn, who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI last December about his contact with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak, requested probation and community service for his false statements, the Associated Press reported. His lawyers cited the retired Army lieutenant general’s career of service and said he had taken responsibility for an “uncharacteristic error in judgment.”
In a court filing last week, special counsel Robert Mueller’s office said Flynn’s cooperation included 19 interviews federal prosecutors said were “particularly valuable” and was of “substantial assistance in a criminal investigation” in addition to the special counsel’s probe of “any links or coordination between the Russian government and individuals associated with the campaign of President Donald J. Trump.”
Mueller recommended Flynn not be sentenced to time in prison.
Flynn, who worked for Trump during his 2016 presidential campaign and his presidential transition before becoming national security adviser, is one of five Trump aides to have pleaded guilty in Mueller’s investigation and the second to reach a plea deal.
