Former national security adviser Michael Flynn will finally hear his sentence Dec. 18.
Flynn’s sentencing was set Wednesday, according to the Associated Press, for December, more than a year after the Trump adviser pleaded guilty for lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russian officials. Flynn, who advised Trump in January and February 2017, pleaded guilty on Dec. 1.
“My guilty plea and agreement to cooperate with the Special Counsel’s Office reflect a decision I made in the best interests of my family and of our country. I accept full responsibility for my actions,” he said at the time.
Mueller’s team said this week that they were ready to move forward with the sentencing, which had been delayed from January.
The news about Flynn comes after special counsel Robert Mueller reached a plea deal on conspiracy charges with former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, who was convicted of tax and bank fraud in August.
