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FBI Discussed If Questioning Of Michael Flynn Was To ‘Get Him To Lie’ And ‘Get Him Fired,’ Unsealed Records Show

Ryan Saavedra
FBI Discussed If Questioning Of Michael Flynn Was To ‘Get Him To Lie’ And ‘Get Him Fired,’ Unsealed Records Show
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Newly unsealed court records on Wednesday showed that the FBI considered using their January 24, 2017, interview with then-national security adviser Michael Flynn as a way of getting Flynn fired from his job.

The revelation was contained in sealed documents filed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) last week that lawyers for Flynn said was proof that Flynn was “deliberately set up and framed by corrupt agents at the top of the FBI.”

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