Due to his 'substantial assistance,' Mueller recommends no prison time for Flynn

In a sentencing memo filed Tuesday night, Special Counsel Robert Mueller said because former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn provided "substantial assistance" with his investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, he is recommending Flynn receive little or no prison time.

Flynn pleaded guilty late last year to lying to the FBI about conversations he had with former Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak in the days before President Trump's inauguration. His sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 18. Under his plea agreement, Flynn agreed to cooperate with the special counsel, and the memo states that he gave 19 interviews to Mueller's team and other Justice Department offices, and handed over documents.

This isn't the only Mueller filing to come this week — the special counsel will submit sentencing memos for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and former Trump personal lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen by Friday.

Subscribe to The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Sign up
To continue reading this article...
Continue reading this article and get limited website access each month.
Get unlimited website access, exclusive newsletters plus much more.
Cancel or pause at any time.
Already a subscriber to The Week?
Not sure which email you used for your subscription? Contact us
Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.