Headline RoundupNovember 26th, 2020

Trump Pardons Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn

Summary from the AllSides News Team

President Donald Trump pardoned former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn on Wednesday, announcing the move in a tweet. In 2017, Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his contacts with a Russian ambassador in an investigation regarding Russian interference in the 2016 election. Later, Flynn tried to withdraw his first plea of guilty and substitute a second plea of not guilty, claiming that the government was trying to frame him. Flynn is the second person convicted in the Russia probe to be pardoned; Trump commuted the sentence of Roger Stone days before he was to report to prison. A Justice Department official said Wednesday that the DOJ was not consulted about the Flynn pardon. The story was covered by news outlets across the political spectrum. Some coverage from the right tended to focus on reactions to Flynn's pardon.

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