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The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday released a copy of President Donald Trump's pardon of his former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn and formally asked a federal court to dismiss a case against him, U.S. media outlets reported.
Trump last week announced he has pardoned Flynn who pleaded guilty to lying to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
The president's decision will bring an end to Flynn's dramatic criminal case, three years after he pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russia during Trump's presidential transition period in 2016 and pledged cooperation with the investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election.
The DOJ in May sought to dismiss the case, arguing that Flynn's lies could not be proved in court and were not material to the FBI investigation in early 2017 concerning the Russian interference. The DOJ's move drew intensifying questions about politicization in the prosecutorial process.
(CGTN)
