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FBI faces questions about charge against Michael Flynn, given Clinton aides’ statements on server

By Emily Jashinsky

Published December 5, 2017 5:45pm ET

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FBI faces questions about charge against Michael Flynn, given Clinton aides’ statements on server — Former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn (pictured center) arrives at federal court in Washington, Friday, Dec. 1, 2017. Court documents show Flynn, an early and vocal supporter on the campaign trail of President Trump whose business dealings and foreign interactions made him a central focus of Robert Mueller's investigation, will admit to lying about his conversations with Russia's ambassador to the U.S. during the transition period before Trump's inauguration. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) | Susan Walsh

Michael Flynn isn’t the only person to have made apparently false statements to the FBI in recent high-profile investigations.

Flynn pleaded guilty last week to lying about his interactions with the Russian ambassador in a January interview with the FBI. Two top Hillary Clinton advisors interviewed as part of the bureau’s investigation into her private server, however, were never charged after appearing to commit a similar offense.

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