Justice Department Drops Case Against Retired General Michael Flynn

by Kristina Wong

The Justice Department is dropping its case against former Army Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Michael Flynn, in an astounding victory for the former Trump national security adviser.

The Justice Department made the decision, laid out Thursday in court documents obtained by Breitbart News, “after a considered review of all the facts and circumstances of this case, including newly discovered and disclosed information.”
The DOJ said it had concluded that Flynn’s interview by two FBI agents in January 2017 that led to the one criminal charge of lying to investigators was “untethered to, and unjustified by, the FBI’s counterintelligence investigation into Mr. Flynn” and that the interview was “conducted without any legitimate investigative basis.”

The decision comes after the DOJ submitted documents to Flynn’s defense team that showed that senior FBI officials discussed before interviewing Flynn whether the goal was to get him to admit to violating the obscure 1799 Logan Act, or get him to lie so that they could prosecute him or get him fired.

“What’s our goal? Truth/admission or to get him to lie, so we can prosecute him or get him fired?” an FBI official scribbled in notes before the interview.

Flynn tweeted a picture of an American flag waving in the wind after the documents were released.

Flynn had previously pleaded guilty to the charge of lying to investigators, but later requested to withdraw that plea, indicating that he had only done so under pressure from prosecutors who threatened to go after his son, as well as financial pressures.

The decision was recommended by U.S. Attorney Jeff Jensen, whom Attorney General William Barr appointed to review the FBI’s case against Flynn, the AP reported. The recommendation was formalized in a document this week.

“Through the course of my review of General Flynn’s case, I concluded the proper and just course was to dismiss the case,” Jensen said in a statement to the AP. “I briefed Attorney General Barr on my findings, advised him on these conclusions, and he agreed.”