NEW: Mueller Calls for No Prison Time for Flynn According to Reports UPDATED
Wednesday, December 05, 2018
Special counsel Robert Mueller filed a sentencing memo on Tuesday for native Rhode Islander Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, as part of his ongoing investigation into possible Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election -- and the sentence could potentially not include any jail time, according to reports.
Flynn was interviewed by Mueller's team more than 19 times.
Flynn is a University of Rhode Island graduate and has received an honorary degree from the University. URI has flip-flopped as to whether it will rescind that award due to the ongoing legal issue.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTAccording to cnbc.com on Tuesday night:
Mueller's sentencing memo, related to Flynn's lies to federal agents about his conversations with a top Russian diplomat during the presidential transition from late 2016 into early 2017, will be considered by Judge Emmet Sullivan before he sentences Flynn on Dec. 18 in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C.
Flynn, a retired Army lieutenant general, has cooperated with Mueller's ongoing probe of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election since pleading guilty in Dec. 1, 2017, and possible coordination with that meddling by the Trump campaign. Mueller is also investigating whether Trump has obstructed justice in the inquiry.
"Given the defendant's substantial assistance and other considerations set forth below, a sentence at the low end of the guideline range—including a sentence that does not impose a term of incarceration—is appropriate and warranted," Mueller's office wrote in the memo filed Tuesday.
Flynn's lawyers will file their own sentencing memorandum by next week.
This story was first published 12/4/18 9:00 PM
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