President Trump on Wednesday pardoned Michael Flynn, his first national security adviser who pleaded guilty to a charge in connection with former special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation.
Trump, who fired Flynn early on in his administration, announced the decision in a tweet, saying he was honored to grant Flynn a “Full Pardon.” He congratulated his former national security adviser and wished him a Happy Thanksgiving.
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said in a lengthy statement that Trump pardoned Flynn “because he should never have been prosecuted” and that the decision “sets right an injustice against an innocent man and an American hero.” Continue reading.