Trump’s ex-adviser Flynn moves to withdraw guilty plea in Mueller investigation – court papers
Former National Security Adviser to the US President, General Michael Flynn has asked the court to withdraw his guilty plea, claiming Russiagate prosecutors forced him to lie and make statements they knew were untrue.
In a court filing on Tuesday, lawyers for Flynn argued that the prosecutors “concocted the alleged “false statements” the general was accused of making in relation to his company’s violation of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA).
“The prosecutors concocted the alleged “false statements” by their own misrepresentations, deceit, and omissions.”
The newly-released court papers state that Flynn “had long told the prosecutors” working on the Special Counsel Robert Mueller team, that he had learned “much” about his supposed transgressions “with the benefit of hindsight” and “that any problems with the FARA filing were not known to him at the time.”
Prosecutors (Van Grack) knowingly sought to induce false statements from Flynn relating to his FARA registration. pic.twitter.com/TU9rMMOWCo
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Flynn’s legal team specifically argues that Assistant U.S. Attorney Brandon Van Grack, who negotiated the plea deal, not only demanded the disgraced ex-adviser provides false testimony, but knew perfectly that what he wants Flynn to do was to lie to the authorities.
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Trump’s ex-adviser Flynn moves to withdraw guilty plea in Mueller investigation – court papers