Former national security adviser Michael Flynn, who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI late last year as a result of the special counsel’s Russia investigation, will be sentenced on December 18, said federal Judge Emmet Sullivan on Wednesday.
Both Robert Mueller’s prosecutors and Flynn’s attorneys, who had requested sentencing delays several times, said in a joint statement Monday the former national security adviser was ready to be sentenced and could be as soon as November 28. The sentencing will follow shortly after the November midterms.
When he pleaded guilty last December, Flynn also revealed he was cooperating with special counsel Mueller’s investigation, but the statements from the legal teams on Monday suggested that cooperation was coming to an end.
During President Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential bid, Flynn was his supporter and immediately after winning the White House, Trump appointed him to be his national security adviser. However, Flynn left the post soon after amid questions about his contacts with Russia.
Trump has denied knowing anything about contact with Russians. Moscow has denied U.S. allegations that it interfered in the campaign.
Flynn was the first member of Trump’s administration to plead guilty to a crime uncovered by Mueller’s wide-ranging investigation. Last week, Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort pleaded guilty in Washington to one count of conspiracy against the United States.
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