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Michael Flynn charged with making false statements to FBI about conversations with Russian ambassador

Natasha BertrandDec 1, 2017, 19:54 IST

FILE PHOTO: White House National Security Advisor Michael Flynn at the White House in WashingtonThomson Reuters

A plea hearing has been scheduled for former national security adviser Michael Flynn, who has been charged by special counsel Robert Mueller with making false statements to federal investigators about his conversations with former Russian ambassador Sergei Kislyak.

The hearing has been scheduled for 10:30 on Friday.

According to the indictment filed by Mueller's office, Flynn "falsely stated" on December 29, 2016 that he did not ask the Kislyak "to refrain from escalating the situation in response to sanctions that the United States had imposed against Russia that same day."

Read the indictment below:

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Michael Flynn charging document by Brett LoGiurato on Scribd

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Michael Flynn charged with making false statements to FBI about conversations with Russian ambassador

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