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(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser provided so much information to the special counsel’s Russia investigation that prosecutors say he shouldn’t do any prison time, according to a court filing Tuesday that describes Michael Flynn’s cooperation as “substantial.” The filing by special counsel Robert Mueller provides the first details of Flynn’s assistance in the Russia investigation, including that he participated in 19 interviews with prosecutors. This week, Trump lashed out at his former legal fixer, Michael Cohen, saying he is making up “stories” to get a reduced prison sentence after his latest guilty plea to lying to Congress. That episode is among those under scrutiny by Mueller as he probes whether Trump attempted to obstruct the Russia investigation. Most notably, Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, aggressively fought the investigation and is now facing the possibility of a lengthy prison sentence after his cooperation agreement recently fell apart over allegations that he had lied to investigators. Stone has also waged a public campaign against Mueller. Flynn’s false statements stemmed from a Jan. 24, 2017, interview with the FBI about his and others’ interactions with Sergey Kislyak, Russia’s then-ambassador to the U.S., as the Obama administration was levying sanctions on the Kremlin in response to election interference. As part of his plea deal, Flynn said members of Trump’s inner circle, including his son-in-law and White House aide Jared Kushner, were involved in — and at times directing — his actions in the weeks before Trump took office. During those conversations with Kislyak, Flynn asked Russia to delay or vote against the resolution, a request the Kremlin ultimately rejected. Flynn was forced to resign his post on Feb. 13, 2017, after news reports revealed that Obama administration officials had warned the Trump White House about Flynn’s false statements. Flynn was under investigation by the Justice Department for the work when he became national security adviser.

Special counsel Robert Mueller told a federal court that former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn has given "substantial assistance" to the Russia investigation and should not get jail time. #CNN #News

Special Counsel Mueller recommends no jail time for Gen. Michael Flynn. FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service dedicated to delivering breaking news as well as political and business news. The number one network in cable, FNC…

Prosecutors report Michael Flynn provided 'substantial assistance'; Catherine Herridge has the details on 'Tucker Carlson Tonight.' FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service dedicated to delivering breaking news as well as political and business news. The number…

Analysts say the legal filings on former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, the president's former personal attorney Michael Cohen, and former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn indicate the special counsel is wrapping up loose ends; chief intelligence correspondent Catherine Herridge…

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President Donald Trump's lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, talks to CNN's Jake Tapper on the alleged Trump-Comey conversation about Michael Flynn in the Oval Office.

When Donald Trump famously descended the escalator of Trump Tower to announce he was running for president in June 2015, I found my thoughts immediately turning to Rudy Giuliani. Here was another son of New York City making a wildly unrealistic bid for the White House, just as Giuliani had done eight years previously. US still under attack from 'pervasive campaign' by Russia, officials warn Read more When Trump won, it seemed like a big reward was on its way to Giuliani. Giuliani had been given perhaps the most important job of all: fighting Trump’s corner as Robert Mueller’s FBI investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election homed in relentlessly on the White House. So why did he bring up the allegation, which had apparently been put to White House officials, at all, deepening the intrigue surrounding the Trump Tower meeting? I’ve talked to influential business people in New York who know both men and did business with them in the 1990s, when Giuliani was New York mayor and Trump was rising as the city’s most egotistical developer. Some of Giuliani’s campaigning for Trump bordered on the unhinged. Trump’s strategy has been to attack Mueller relentlessly. He wanted an attack dog to bite back at Mueller and there was no one more snarling than Giuliani. The next day he was arguing that collusion was not a crime, anyway.

A new report from Murray Waas says President Trump was allegedly told that Michael Flynn was under investigation before Trump asked Jim Comey to let it go. A memo could unravel the Trump defense. Lawrence discusses with John Heilemann, Danny…

Sally Yates, former acting attorney general, talks with Rachel Maddow about what the White House knew about the investigation into Michael Flynn when Donald Trump pressured James Comey about the matter. » Subscribe to MSNBC: http://on.msnbc.com/SubscribeTomsnbc About: MSNBC is the…