Michael Flynn Pleads Guilty to Lying to the FBI
Updated at 12:31 p.m. ET
Michael Flynn, the former national-security adviser, said he is cooperating with Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s wide-ranging investigation after pleading guilty on Friday to making false statements to the FBI about his contacts with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak.
“My guilty plea and agreement to cooperate with the Special Counsel’s Office reflect a decision I made in the best interests of my family and of our country,” Flynn said in a statement Friday. “I accept full responsibility for my actions.”
Flynn’s statement came after he entered a guilty plea in a Washington federal courthouse to one charge of lying to federal investigators earlier this year. “On or about January 24,
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