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Michael Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russia’s ambassador, and the plea agreement made clear he was cooperating with the special counsel. That immediately raised the stakes for the Trump White House, which had spent months trying to contain the Russia story as a one-off mistake rather than a widening criminal case.
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Michael Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russia’s ambassador, and the plea agreement made clear he was cooperating with the special counsel. That immediately raised the stakes for the Trump White House, which had spent months trying to contain the Russia story as a one-off mistake rather than a widening criminal case.
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Michael Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russia’s ambassador, and the plea agreement made clear he was cooperating with the special counsel. That immediately raised the stakes for the Trump White House, which had spent months trying to contain the Russia story as a one-off mistake rather than a widening criminal case.
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