Ex-Trump Adviser Michael Flynn Should Get Jail Time, Prosecutors Say
- Former national security adviser pleaded guilty to lying
- U.S. had previously urged leniency, citing Flynn’s cooperation
Michael Flynn exits federal court in Washington, D.C., on June 24, 2019.
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Michael Flynn, the former Trump national security adviser who twice pleaded guilty to lying to federal agents about his contacts with a Russian ambassador, should serve time in jail for his offense, prosecutors told a Washington federal judge, dropping their previous arguments for leniency.
Flynn should receive a term as long as six months, prosecutors told U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan in a filing Tuesday. The former Army general is to be sentenced on Jan. 28 after a delay of more than a year.