The Justice Department has settled a $50 million lawsuit with Michael Flynn for an undisclosed sum, officially characterizing his previous prosecution for lying to the FBI as a “historic injustice.”
The Department of Justice reached a settlement on Wednesday with Michael Flynn, former national security adviser to Donald Trump, effectively ending a $50 million lawsuit in which Flynn alleged he was the victim of a “wrongful prosecution” and FBI entrapment. While the brief court filing confirmed that Flynn will receive “settlement funds,” it did not disclose the specific financial terms or additional conditions of the agreement regarding the 2017 case where Flynn initially pleaded guilty to lying to federal agents about his contacts with the Russian ambassador.
A spokesperson for the Justice Department framed the settlement as a necessary correction of past overreach, stating in a released comment that “those who instigated the Russia Collusion Hoax and Crossfire Hurricane abused their power to mislead the American people and tarnish the reputations of President Trump and his supporters.” The spokesperson further characterized the deal as an “important step in redressing that historic injustice,” asserting the department’s commitment to ensuring that “such weaponization of the federal government must never be allowed to happen again.”
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