Justice Department settles with Michael Flynn, pays $1.2 million over Russia probe prosecution
The Department of Justice reached a settlement Wednesday with retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, agreeing to pay the former national security advisor approximately $1.2 million to resolve a lawsuit in which he alleged wrongful and malicious prosecution during the Russia investigation.The DOJ called the deal an "important step in redressing" what it described as a "historic injustice."
A notice of settlement was filed in the Middle District of Florida. Official court papers reviewed by Fox News Digital do not disclose the financial terms, but the Associated Press reported the government will pay Flynn roughly $1.2 million. The case will be dismissed with prejudice (Dismissed with prejudice" means a lawsuit or criminal charge is permanently terminated by a court, acting as a final judgment on the merits) once Flynn confirms receipt of the funds.
Each party will bear its own legal costs. The court will not retain jurisdiction over the agreement.
That $1.2 million is a fraction of the $50 million Flynn sought when he filed suit in 2023. But the settlement's real weight lies elsewhere, in the federal government's implicit acknowledgment that the prosecution of a three-star general and decorated combat veteran was, at minimum, something that needed to be made right with money.
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Prior to this settlement, court records from 2019 showed that Flynn had incurred over $4.6 million in legal fees relating to his criminal investigation and lobbying inquiries, with some of that amount being unpaid.
I think the government should have paid all of his legal fees.



