WASHINGTON — The Justice Department and former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn have reached a settlement in Flynn’s lawsuit over his earlier prosecution, according to reporting from NBC News, CBS News, ABC News, PBS NewsHour, The Associated Press, and CBS News (background). Each of the bullet points immediately below have been confirmed by at least four of the six respected sources we curated on this breaking story.
- Settlement reached: Flynn and the Justice Department notified a federal judge that they had reached a settlement resolving Flynn’s lawsuit over the prior case against him.
- $50 million lawsuit from 2023: Flynn sued in 2023 seeking $50 million, alleging malicious prosecution and political targeting related to the earlier criminal case.
- Underlying case history: Flynn pleaded guilty during Trump’s first term to lying to the FBI about conversations with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak; the Justice Department later moved to drop the case and Trump ultimately pardoned Flynn in 2020.
- Amount not disclosed in court papers: Court filings notifying the judge of the settlement did not state the payment amount.
Additional Details Reported
- ABC News, AP and PBS NewsHour reported the settlement payment is roughly $1.2 million, citing sources familiar with the agreement.
- Flynn and his allies have long portrayed the case as politically motivated; the Justice Department and Flynn’s attorneys offered differing characterizations of the case in public statements.
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