Lawyers for former national security adviser Michael Flynn are asking a judge to spare him prison time, citing his acceptance of responsibility and extensive cooperation with authorities, which spanned more than 62 hours and included turning over “sweeping categories” of documents and electronic devices.
The attorneys are requesting that Flynn receive no more than one year of probation, with minimal supervision, and 200 hours of community service.
“On the day he entered his guilty plea,” wrote defense attorneys Robert Kelner and Stephen Anthony, “he said he was ‘working to set things right.’ He has done so.”
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