10 things you need to know today: December 5, 2018

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1. Mueller recommends no prison time for Flynn

Special Counsel Robert Mueller said in a sentencing memo released Tuesday that Michael Flynn, President Trump's former national security adviser, provided "substantial assistance" in the Russia investigation and should serve little or no prison time for lying to the FBI. Flynn was the first of five Trump associates to plead guilty. He admitted to lying to investigators about his conversations with Russia's ambassador after the 2016 election and before Trump took office. Mueller's filing came two weeks ahead of Flynn's sentencing, and it provided new details on Flynn's cooperation with Mueller's team, including that he had participated in 19 interviews with prosecutors. Many details were withheld, however, because they are part of ongoing investigations.

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Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.