WASHINGTON—Mike Flynn should have known not to lie to federal investigators early last year about his interactions with Russians, the special counsel’s office said Friday, dismissing a suggestion that the former Trump aide hadn’t been warned that lying to the FBI is a crime. Lawyers for Mr. Flynn, who has been cooperating with the special counsel investigation for more than a year, had asked a federal judge considering his sentence to take into account agents’ failure to warn him that lying to the Federal Bureau of Investigation...
Source: Wall Street Journal December 14, 2018 23:14 UTC