NEW: Flynn's statement about guilty plea. pic.twitter.com/8y4kgcTReA
— Matthew Nussbaum (@MatthewNussbaum) December 1, 2017
Former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn pleaded guilty Friday to “willfully and knowingly” making “false, fictitious and fraudulent statements” to the FBI about conversations with Russia’s ambassador.
In court Friday morning, Flynn’s only comments were to answer yes and no to questions from the judge.
He is the first official of President Donald Trump’s campaign and the fourth connected to his campaign to be charged as part of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into possible collusion between the Russian government and members of Trump’s team, as well as potential obstruction of justice and financial crimes.
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