{"id":70015,"date":"2026-03-25T20:00:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T01:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/25\/doj-settles-with-michael-flynn-over-russia-probe-after-wrongful-prosecution-claim-historic-injustice\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T20:00:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T01:00:20","slug":"doj-settles-with-michael-flynn-over-russia-probe-after-wrongful-prosecution-claim-historic-injustice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/25\/doj-settles-with-michael-flynn-over-russia-probe-after-wrongful-prosecution-claim-historic-injustice\/","title":{"rendered":"DOJ settles with Michael Flynn over Russia probe after wrongful prosecution claim: ‘Historic injustice’"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Department of Justice (DOJ) reached a settlement Wednesday with Michael Flynn<\/a>, the former national security advisor to President Donald Trump, over a legal battle tied to his contacts with a Russian diplomat during the Mueller probe.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Official court papers seen by Fox News Digital do not disclose the financial terms of the settlement, but the government is said to be paying Flynn approximately $1.2 million to resolve the matter, The Associated Press reported<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The agreement concludes a lengthy legal saga stemming from the Russia investigation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Flynn, a retired Army lieutenant general, pleaded guilty on Dec. 1, 2017, to giving false statements to the FBI about his communications with Russia\u2019s ambassador to the United States.<\/p>\n

JAMES COMEY SEEKS TO DISMISS HIS CRIMINAL CASE, CITING ‘VINDICTIVE’ PROSECUTION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Those discussions included Russia\u2019s response to U.S. sanctions and a United Nations Security Council resolution regarding Israel.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The charge stemmed from Robert Mueller<\/a>\u2019s investigation into Russian election interference and possible links between Trump campaign officials and Russian figures.<\/p>\n

Mueller, a former FBI director who led the bureau from 2001 to 2013, later served as special counsel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election, a probe that shadowed much of Trump\u2019s presidency.<\/p>\n

He brought charges against multiple Trump associates, including former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and Flynn.\u00a0<\/p>\n

JUDGE ORDERS DOJ TO GIVE COMEY GRAND JURY RECORDS, CITING PROSECUTOR’S MISCONDUCT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

His final report detailed extensive contacts between the Trump campaign and Russia, but did not establish a criminal conspiracy. Flynn later sought to withdraw his guilty plea and accused federal prosecutors<\/a> of acting in bad faith.<\/p>\n

By 2019, he claimed innocence, citing alleged FBI misconduct.<\/p>\n

Although Flynn was pardoned by Trump in late 2020, he filed a lawsuit in 2023 seeking at least $50 million in damages, alleging wrongful and malicious prosecution.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He argued the case, brought by what he described as a “virulently anti-Trump leadership” within the FBI, cost him tens of millions of dollars in business opportunities and future earning potential.<\/p>\n

FORMER FBI DIRECTOR ROBERT MUELLER DIES AT 81; TRUMP REACTS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Under the previous administration, the DOJ moved to dismiss Flynn\u2019s complaint. Now, under Attorney General Pam Bondi<\/a>, a critic of the Russia probe, the department changed course.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In a statement, the DOJ called the settlement an “important step in redressing” what it described as a “historic injustice,” The Associated Press reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A spokesperson said the department will pursue accountability to ensure such “weaponization of the federal government” does not recur.<\/p>\n

According to a notice of settlement filed in the Middle District of Florida<\/a>, the case will be dismissed with prejudice once Flynn confirms receipt of the funds, preventing the claims from being refiled.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The filing states each party will bear its own legal costs and that the court will not retain jurisdiction over the agreement.<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital has reached out to the DOJ for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Department of Justice (DOJ) reached a settlement Wednesday with Michael Flynn, the former national security advisor to President Donald Trump, over a legal battle tied to his contacts with a Russian diplomat during the Mueller probe.\u00a0 Official court papers seen by Fox News Digital do not disclose the financial terms of the settlement, but … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-70015","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70015","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70015"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70015\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70015"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}