AdvertisementThe settlement resolves a 2023 lawsuit in which Flynn sought at least $50 million and asserted that the criminal case against him amounted to a malicious prosecution. It also represents a stark turnabout in position for a Justice Department that during the Biden administration had pressed a judge to dismiss Flynn’s complaint. The Justice Department cast the settlement as an “important step in redressing” what it says was a “historic injustice” of the Russia investigation that shadowed Trump for much of his first term. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File) via Associated PressAdvertisement“This Department of Justice will continue to pursue accountability at all levels for this wrongdoing. In his lawsuit, Flynn maintains his innocence and says he was targeted by the “virulently anti-Trump leadership” of the FBI’s Russia investigation.

Source: Huffington Post March 25, 2026 23:05 UTC