President Donald Trump said on Sunday he is considering a full pardon for his former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, who had pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about dealings with Russia's ambassador before Trump took office. Flynn sought to withdraw the guilty plea in January, arguing that prosecutors violated his rights and duped him into a plea agreement. Trump said the FBI and Justice Department had 'destroyed' Flynn’s life and that of his family, and cited an unspecified, unsubstantiated report that they had lost records related to Flynn. Trump said on Twitter, citing an unspecified report that the Department of Justice had lost records pertaining to Flynn. Flynn, who also previously led the Defense Intelligence Agency, served just 24 days in the Republican Trump administration before he was fired in January 2017.

Source: Daily Mail March 15, 2020 18:29 UTC