The Justice Department has settled for roughly $1.2 million a lawsuit with Michael Flynn, the former national security adviser to President Donald Trump who pleaded guilty during the Republican’s first term to lying about phone conversations with a top Russian diplomat but was later pardoned.
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How to avoid long TSA wait times in Houston: Travel expert gives ‘required’ airport tips amid shutdown Read full article: How to avoid long TSA wait times in Houston: Travel expert gives ‘required’ airport tips amid shutdown‘MAKE THE SWITCH’: Houston Police Officers’ Union encourages TSA employees to join HPD amid shutdown Read full article: ‘MAKE THE SWITCH’: Houston Police Officers’ Union encourages TSA employees to join HPD amid shutdown Hundreds of ICE officers were deployed Monday to airports nationwide to assist Transportation Security Administration officers at security checkpoints during a busy spring break and holiday travel period, a move that sparked conversation among travelers.‘Democrats’ shutdown’: TSA confirms ICE deployed to airports, outlines agents’ role amid staffing shortages Read full article: ‘Democrats’ shutdown’: TSA confirms ICE deployed to airports, outlines agents’ role amid staffing shortagesSenior Scholarship winner Audisie Giron from Milby High School wants to help her community through nursingFILE - Former national security adviser Michael Flynn speaks during a"rosary rally" on Aug. 6, 2023, in Norwood, Ohio. FILE - The seal of the Dept of Justice is shown on the podium, Aug. 1, 2023, at an office of the Department of Justice in Washington. FILE - Former national security adviser Michael Flynn speaks during a"rosary rally" on Aug. 6, 2023, in Norwood, Ohio. who pleaded guilty during the Republican's first term to lying about phone conversations with a top Russian diplomat but was later pardoned. Court papers filed Wednesday do not reveal the settlement amount, but a person familiar with the matter, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity to disclose nonpublic information, confirmed the total as about $1.2 million.The settlement resolves a 2023 lawsuit in which Flynn sought at least $50 million and asserted that the criminal case against him amounted to a malicious prosecution. It also represents a stark turnabout in position for a Justice Department that during the Biden administration had pressed a judge to dismiss the complaint. Attorney General Pam Bondi, a former personal lawyer for the president, has been a vocal critic of the Russia investigation in which Flynn was charged and the FBI and Justice Department over the last year have pushed out officials who participated in criminal inquiries of Trump. The Justice Department cast the settlement as an “important step in redressing” what it says was a “historic injustice” of the Russia investigation that shadowed Trump for much of his first term. “This Department of Justice will continue to pursue accountability at all levels for this wrongdoing. Such weaponization of the federal government must never be allowed to happen again,” a spokesperson said. The settlement is the latest turn in the long-running legal saga involving Flynn, one of six Trump associates charged as part ofFlynn pleaded guilty in December 2017 to lying to the FBI when he said he had not discussed with the diplomat, Sergey Kislyak, sanctions that the outgoing Obama administration had just been imposed on Russia for election interference. During that conversation, Flynn advised that Russia be “even-keeled” in response to the punitive measures, and assured him “we can have a better conversation” about relations between the countries after Trump became president. The conversation alarmed the FBI, which at the time was investigating whether the Trump campaign and Russia had coordinated to sway the election. In addition, White House officials were stating publicly that Flynn and Kislyak had not discussed sanctions, which the FBI knew was untrue. But Flynn later sought to withdraw his guilty plea, saying federal prosecutors had acted in “bad faith” and broken their end of the bargain when they sought prison time for him. The Justice Department in 2020 moved to dismiss the case, asserting that the FBI had no basis to interview Flynn about Kislyak and that any statements he made during the interview were not material to the FBI’s broader counterintelligence probe. The department also pointed to internal FBI notes showing agents had planned to close out the investigation weeks before interviewing Flynn about Kislyak.Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.Save money on tickets to the Alley Theatre in downtown Houston this month!The Astros Open Day is on ThursdayUnited Airlines most elite passengers are getting a shortcut around long TSA wait timeHow Houston Open course conditions are similar to The MastersHealth inspectors found thawed seafood, food stored in buckets at Mama Tina’s GumboICE agents helping TSA as Houston airports face long lines
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