With Michael Flynn on the verge of potentially having criminal charges dismissed altogether, allies of President Trump are pushing to give Flynn the ultimate comeback: hitting the campaign trail for the president
Flynn initially pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his December 2016 conversations with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak. He later tried to withdraw his guilty plea, before the Justice Department moved toTrump accuses the FBI of targeting Flynn as he seeks tothe broad inquiry into whether his aides colluded with Russia to interfere in the 2016 election. The president has even mused about pardoning Flynn, saying he was “targeted in order to try and take down a president.
On Saturday, the president tweeted: "New documents just released reveal General Flynn was telling the truth, and the FBI knew it!"An administration official said he wasn’t aware of any talk about bringing Flynn back to the White House. Some Trump allies warn that hiring Flynn, or even just adding him as a speaker at rallies, would create a needless controversy at a time when Trump is struggling to make up lost ground in national and battleground states.
And while Flynn would almost immediately add a jolt to the campaign, energizing Trump’s conservative base, he could offend the college-educated suburban voters the president needs to win the election. Over the weekend, Flynn
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