File photo: Former national security adviser Michael Flynn exits a vehicle as he arrives for his sentencing hearing at US District Court in Washington, US, December 18, 2018 ReutersThe report came shortly after a lead career prosecutor abruptly withdrew from the criminal caseThe US Justice Department is dropping the criminal case against Michael Flynn, the former national security adviser to President Donald Trump, The Associated Press reported on Thursday, citing a court filing. The report came shortly after a lead career prosecutor abruptly withdrew from the criminal case, following a growing campaign by Trump’s allies to have the case against him dropped.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 08, 2020 02:37 UTC