Flynn lawyer says she asked Trump not to issue a pardon
by Jerry Dunleavy, Justice Department Reporter |
| September 29, 2020 02:41 PM
The lead lawyer for retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn said she has spoken with President Trump within the past few weeks to give him an “update†on her client's case and claimed the only request she made was that he “not issue a pardon†to his former national security adviser.
Judge Emmet Sullivan, who has presided over the Flynn case since 2017, pressed Flynn attorney Sidney Powell during a hearing on Tuesday about whether she had ever spoken with Trump.
“I would think any conversations I had with the president would be protected by executive privilege,†Powell said at first. But after being repeatedly pressed by Sullivan, Powell conceded that she had spoken with Trump “one time about this case.†She said that “after the government moved to dismiss†the charges against Flynn in May she “provided the White House with an update about the overall status of the litigation†and “provided it in person to counsel for the president.†Powell added that “within the past few weeks†she had spoken with Trump campaign lawyer Jenna Ellis as well as “the president himself†in order to “provide an update about the general litigation†in the case.
Sullivan asked if she had made any requests to Trump, including asking the president to appoint new government attorneys to the case, and Powell said, “No sir, other than he not issue a pardon.â€
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