Jan 14, 2020
Trump Ex-Aide Michael Flynn Seeks to Withdraw Guilty Plea
, Bloomberg News
(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn asked to withdraw his guilty plea to lying to federal agents, two weeks before he was scheduled to be sentenced.
In a filing in Washington federal court Tuesday, Flynn said he’s seeking to withdraw the plea because of the “government’s bad faith, vindictiveness and breach of the plea agreement.”
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