caught up in the federal probe into discredited claims of trump, russia collusion several years ago, elim open explains the long drawn out legal battle surrounding donald trump's, former national security advisor appears to be coming to an end. michael flynn, formerly trumps national security advisor and a figure within the u.s. military had pled guilty to charges that he lied to the f.b.i. . however, the white house has issued this statement along with a full pardon for michael flynn. the president is pardon general flynn, because he should never been prosecuted. an independent review of general flynn's case by the department of justice conducted by respected career professionals supports this conclusion. in fact, the department of justice has firmly concluded that the charges against your move, flynn should be dropped. this full pardon achieves that objective. finally, bringing to an end the relentless pocs exam pursuit of an innocent man flynn his. his interview from the f.b.i. stemmed from the robert mueller special counsel investigation into allegations of trumped russia. collusion.