(CNN) Former national security adviser Michael Flynn is ready to be sentenced, prosecutors and his defense team told a federal judge Monday. Flynn's sentencing had been delayed four times since he pleaded guilty to lying to investigators last December. The legal teams have asked federal Judge Emmet Sullivan to set Flynn's sentencing for the end of November, well after the midterm elections. Until three days ago, Flynn was the highest-ranking Trump associate cooperating with the probe into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential elections and its aftermath. Flynn admitted to lying about his communications with the Russian ambassador during Trump's presidential transition.

Source: CNN September 17, 2018 21:22 UTC