Flynn 's plea Friday relates to conversations he had with Russia's ambassador last year. The plea is the closest Mueller's probe has come to the Oval Office in investigations into the Trump campaign's possible connection to Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Russian Sen. Franz Klintsevich described Flynn as a scapegoat, according to state news outlet Ria Novosti. "The former US national security adviser Michael Flynn was just the one they caught. The main object of this attack is of course Donald Trump," Klintsevich is quoted as saying.

Source: CNN December 02, 2017 10:41 UTC