By Steve Neavling
Ticklethewire.com
President Trump’s former national security director, Michael Flynn, will learn today whether he will be sent to prison for lying to the FBI.
The sentencing of Flynn comes just one day after unsealed court records showed two of his former associates have been charged with conspiracy to violate federal lobbying rules.
On Monday, prosecutors provided new details of how Flynn lied to federal investigator about conversations in December 2016 with Russian ambassador Sergey I. Kislyak. According to the documents, Flynn admitted he lied when he told the FBI that he had not urged Kislyak to restrain from escalating tension with the U.S. after the outgoing Obama administration imposed sanctions against Russia.
Flynn, who faces up to six months in prison, has urged for leniency, saying he cooperated with special counsel prosecutors who are investigating Russia and Trump’s campaign.
