Michael Flynn Could Get Security Clearance Back

Now that the Justice Department is moving to dismiss the criminal case against Michael Flynn, the former Defense Intelligence Agency director may be eligible to recover his access to the nation’s top defense secrets.

Flynn, who headed the DIA from 2012 to 2014 under President Barack Obama, pleaded guilty in 2017 to lying to the FBI about his conversations with Russia’s ambassador to the United States during the transition to the Trump administration, in which he was briefly national security adviser. But Flynn, a retired Army lieutenant general, later declared his innocence and argued he was set up by the FBI.

The Justice Department filed to dismiss criminal charges against Flynn on Thursday, leaving it up to a federal judge overseeing the case to make the final determination.

“It’s been our practice to maintain a clearance, continued access, to classified defense information for former directors,” DIA spokesman Jim Kudla told the Washington Examiner. “The DIA maintains a clearance for former directors so that the current director can contact them on pertinent matters if he or she needs to do that.” . . .

“Lt. Gen. Flynn’s access to national security information remains suspended until there is a final resolution in the case,” Kudla said. “Once there’s a final decision, following established processes mandated by applicable federal guidance, we will then adjudicate his continued eligibility for such access.” (Read more from “Michael Flynn Could Get Security Clearance Back” HERE)

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