Michael Flynn, who was fired as President Donald Trump’s national security adviser after revelations that he lied about his communications with Russia’s ambassador, has been charged with lying to FBI agents as part of the broad U.S. investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election.
Flynn is scheduled to appear at a plea hearing in a Washington D.C. court at 10:30 a.m.
This is a developing story.
Now: Special Counsel Robert Mueller charges Michael Flynn with making a false statement to the FBI pic.twitter.com/Jy6ffAZUHj
— Ryan Barber (@cryanbarber) December 1, 2017
[contentcards url=”https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-12-01/michael-flynn-is-charged-as-mueller-intensifies-russia-probe?utm_content=politics&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&cmpid%3D=socialflow-twitter-politics” target=”_blank”]Just in: Robert Mueller has charged former Trump national security advisor Michael Flynn with “willfully and knowingly” making “false, fictitious and fraudulent statements” to the FBI regarding conversations with Russia’s ambassador. pic.twitter.com/WqvDmytYiZ
— David Wright (@DavidWright_CNN) December 1, 2017