WASHINGTON: US Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday (May 10) said he would welcome Michael Flynn's return to the Trump administration after the ...
FILE PHOTO: US Vice President Mike Pence greets National Security Adviser Michael Flynn at the White House on Feb 10, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua RobertsWASHINGTON: US Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday said he would welcome Michael Flynn's return to the Trump administration after the US Justice Department's controversial move last week to drop criminal charges against the president's former national security adviser.
Pence's statement could help pave the way for Flynn, a retired Army lieutenant general and 2016 Trump campaign adviser, to return to the president's orbit if the courts grant the department's request. On Thursday, the Justice Department asked a judge to drop criminal charges against Flynn amid mounting pressure from the Republican president and his political allies, sparking criticism from Democrats and others who accused Attorney General William Barr of improperly protecting Trump's friends and associates.
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