Michael Flynn's unmaskers may soon be unmasked as judge slows down bid to end his case

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A federal judge is now asking for outside opinions on whether the Justice Department should dismiss its case against Flynn for lying to the FBI about Russian communications.

Richard Grenell, acting director of national intelligence, has given the U.S. Justice Department the names of Obama administration officials involved in identifying then-national security adviser Michael Flynn's as the Trump campaign official who had a late 2016 conversation with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, a conversation Flynn later lied to the Federal Bureau of Investigation about.

In the last days of 2016, Flynn told Kislyak to urge the Russian government not to retaliate against the U.S. after President Barak Obamas' sanctions imposed on Russia for their interference in the 2016 presidential elections. Flynn didn't realize at the time that he was under federal surveillance, ordered by the Obama Administration, to investigate possible coordination between Russia and the Trump campaign.

Newsweek reached out to the U.S. Justice Department for comment. This story will be updated with any response.

 

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ALT_MyName Our National Security people should be commended as heroes for following the breadcrumbs to Flynn, who was connecting with Russia on backchannels to undo Pres. Obama's sanctions. I cannot be the only person who is uneasy about the relationship Trump has with Russia, our enemy.

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The unmaskers that are trying to unmask the unmaskers will also be unmasked.

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