Trump pardons former national security adviser Michael Flynn

President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he had pardoned former national security adviser Michael Flynn

Updated on Nov 29, 2020 1:06 AM EST

President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he had pardoned former national security adviser Michael Flynn.

It is my Great Honor to announce that General Michael T. Flynn has been granted a Full Pardon. Congratulations to @GenFlynn and his wonderful family, I know you will now have a truly fantastic Thanksgiving!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 25, 2020

Flynn, a former Army lieutenant general, had previously pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI during former Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election

Flynn was one of several former Trump aides to plead guilty or be convicted at trial in the course of that investigation.

As Reuters reports, Trump stated in March that he was considering a pardon for Flynn after the FBI and Justice Department “destroyed” his life.

This is a breaking news story and will be updated with new information as it becomes available

Jared Keller is the former managing editor of Task & Purpose. His writing has appeared in Aeon, the Los Angeles Review of Books, the New Republic, Pacific Standard, Smithsonian, and The Washington Post, among other publications.

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