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    The 10 Events You Need To Know To Understand The Michael Flynn Story

    The Flynn saga involves two presidents, a foreign ambassador, one fired FBI director and a lot of talk about Russian sanctions.
    by Miles Parks Dec 05, 2017 4 minutes
    Former national security adviser Michael Flynn arrives for his plea hearing at the Prettyman Federal Courthouse in Washington, D.C. Special counsel Robert Mueller charged Flynn with one count of making a false statement to the FBI.

    If the saga of Michael Flynn feels like it's been hanging over President Trump's head since inauguration day, that's because it has.

    The story of how Trump's first national security adviser came to plead guilty to lying to FBI investigators and cooperate in the special counsel's Russia investigation spans two presidential terms and also touches government officials who were subsequently fired by Trump.

    Here are 10 key events that explain why Flynn was legally vulnerable in special counsel Robert Mueller's probe and why his plea deal addresses one of the central questions in the wider Russia imbroglio.

    1. President Obama sanctions Russia

    On Dec. 28, 2016, then-President Obama ejects 35 Russian diplomats from the United States and against a number of Russian

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