DOJ Settles Flynn Lawsuit Over Russia Probe Prosecution

The U.S. Justice Department has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by Michael Flynn, former national security adviser to President Donald Trump, over his prosecution in the Russia investigation, according to a court filing submitted Wednesday in federal court in Tampa, Florida.

The joint filing by attorneys for Flynn and the Justice Department states that the parties reached an agreement to dismiss the case in exchange for settlement funds. The terms, including the amount Flynn will receive, were not disclosed in the document. Flynn had sought at least $50 million in damages in the 2023 civil suit, claiming that federal investigators and prosecutors engaged in misconduct during the early stages of the probe into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

Flynn, a retired Army lieutenant general, served briefly as Trump's national security adviser before resigning in February 2017. His legal troubles began that year when he pleaded guilty to making false statements to the FBI about conversations he held with Sergey Kislyak, then the Russian ambassador to the United States, during the presidential transition period. In those discussions, Flynn urged Russia to respond...