Mueller Team Dismisses Loss of Flynn’s Testimony in Turkey Lobbying Case

Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, testifies during a hearing before the House (Select) Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 4, 2014. Alex Wong/Getty Images

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Prosecutors from the team of former Special Counsel Robert Mueller dismissed the fact that they lacked the testimony of Gen. Michael Flynn during the trial of a former partner in Flynn’s consulting firm for undisclosed lobbying on behalf of Turkey.

Flynn, former national security adviser to President Donald Trump, wasn’t charged in the case as part of his plea deal. He was expected to testify for the Mueller team on the case, but the prosecutors withdrew his testimony after his new lawyers made clear that he wouldn’t say what they wanted him to.