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Dulcinea

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Wed Dec 5, 2018, 05:48 AM Dec 2018

Michael Flynn Has Provided 'Substantial Assistance' In Russia Inquiry, Feds Say

Former national security adviser Michael Flynn has provided "substantial" aid in the Russia investigation and beyond — and that merits a judge's consideration at Flynn's sentencing this month, prosecutors said in court papers late Tuesday.

The government said in a memo to a federal judge that it believes sentencing for Flynn should be lenient and that even a sentence without prison time "is appropriate and warranted."

Prosecutors say Flynn helped with "several ongoing investigations," not just the Russia inquiry, including a redacted criminal investigation. Authorities say some of Flynn's help may not have yet borne fruit but they've asked a judge to sentence him anyway as had been planned on Dec. 18.

https://www.npr.org/2018/12/04/673473063/michael-flynn-has-provided-substantial-assistance-in-russia-inquiry-feds-say

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