A lawyer for former national security adviser Michael Flynn acknowledged at a court hearing on Tuesday that she recently spoke with President Trump about the politically charged case
The lawyer, Sidney Powell, said she recently discussed the Flynn case with the President and with a Trump campaign lawyer. Powell said she asked Trump not to pardon Flynn."I spoke with Jenna Ellis and with the President himself to provide a brief update on the status of the litigation within the last couple of weeks," Powell said.The conversation was"in-person," Powell said.
It was a stunning turn for a department that for more than two years stood by Flynn's criminal charge and the cases against Russians for election interference and other former top Trump advisers who obstructed the Russia investigations."What if it was true?" Hashim Mooppann of the Justice Department said."Let's say the President is right and it is a witch hunt.
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