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NEW In broadside, Michael Flynn asks judge to find Mueller prosecutors in contempt for ‘malevolent conduct’ -- but do not move for now to withdraw his guilty plea. wapo.st/30LwiD1?tid=ss…
DOJ prosecutors reject claims by Trump's former national security adviser, which weave together theories echoed by the president that paint Flynn as a victim of deep-state persecution.
Sentencing Judge Emmet G. Sullivan of DC has also punctured those theories, citing Flynn's sword admissions of misconduct, but key audience may be Trump, if Flynn seeks a presidential pardon.
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