RI’s Flynn Seeks to Withdraw Guilty Plea for Lying to FBI

RI’s Flynn Seeks to Withdraw Guilty Plea for Lying to FBI

Attorneys for Rhode Island native General Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump’s former National Security Adviser, filed Tuesday to withdraw Flynn’s 2017 guilty plea for lying to the FBI. 

After prosecutors last week recommended jail time for Flynn, his legal team reversed course, accusing prosecutors of "bad faith, vindictiveness, and breach of the plea agreement."

"The prosecution seeks to rewrite history and send Mr. Flynn to prison," his lawyers wrote.

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As CNN reported:

At very least, Flynn's legal attempt Tuesday night could further drag out a case that's taken several twists since Mueller opened it more than two years ago, lining up Flynn as a key witness against the President. 

Since then, Flynn admitted to his lies under oath and shared several damaging details about the President with investigators, but then gradually tried to walk back his admissions in an attempt to avoid prison.

Flynn’s attorney Sidney Powell on Fox News’ “Hannity” said that prosecutors have committed 'one atrocity after another' against Flynn. 

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As GoLocal reported in December:

Michael Flynn has been charged by the Justice Department for lying to the FBI. The charges are tied his meeting with Russian officials. CNN says he will plead guilty.

Each of the two counts carries a penalty of up to five years in jail. Flynn could be looking at ten years in jail. Legal experts say the guilty plea is an indication that he is cooperating with the investigation being carried on by Robert Mueller.

Flynn is a Middletown native and a University of Rhode Island grad.