NEW: Michael Flynn's lawyers and the DOJ continue to push for his criminal case to be thrown out, as Flynn's attorney revealed in a court hearing today that she recently spoke with Pres. Trump directly about the case.
Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.Attorneys for former national security adviser Michael Flynn and the Justice Department returned to court Tuesday in their push to convince a federal judge to throw out his criminal case after he admitted to lying to the FBI in 2017 about his contacts with the Russian ambassador.
At Tuesday's hearing, acting principal assistant U.S. attorney Kenneth Kohl took issue with Gleeson's accusations, saying materials uncovered by the DOJ in its review of the FBI's investigation fully justified its decision to seek to drop the case.National security adviser General Michael Flynn delivers a statement daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Feb. 1, 2017.
Attorney General William Barr has said he approved the decision to drop the case based on a recommendation from U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Jensen, who he had appointed to review the FBI's actions before interviewing Flynn. Barr said the review led him to determine that the probe of Flynn was not in itself legitimate so his lies were not"material" to any investigation.
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