Judge Orders Special Counsel Mueller to Hand Over Documents on Flynn Interview

Then-FBI Director Robert Mueller waits for the beginning of a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Jun. 19, 2013. Alex Wong/Getty Images

A federal judge has ordered Special Counsel Robert Mueller to hand over documents related to the FBI questioning of Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, former national security adviser to President Donald Trump.

Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI during questioning. In his sentencing memorandum, he cited two internal FBI documents that raised questions about the unusual circumstances of the interview and prompted the judge to demand that Flynn submit the documents. The judge, Emmet Sullivan of the U.S. District Court in Washington, went further and asked Mueller to submit any such documents relevant to the FBI interview.