弗林2023年提起诉讼，指控联邦调查局（FBI）内部对特朗普”怀有敌意的领导层”对其提起恶意诉讼
作者：艾玛·布西、杰克·吉布森
来源：福克斯新闻
发布时间：2026年3月25日 美国东部时间晚上8:50
美国司法部（DOJ）周三与唐纳德·特朗普总统的前国家安全顾问迈克尔·弗林就与穆勒调查期间与俄罗斯外交官接触相关的法律纠纷达成和解。
福克斯新闻数字版看到的官方法庭文件未披露和解的财务条款，但据美联社报道，政府将向弗林支付约120万美元以解决此事。
这项协议结束了与俄罗斯调查相关的漫长法律纠纷。
退役陆军中将弗林于2017年12月1日承认，就其与俄罗斯驻美大使的沟通情况向联邦调查局作了虚假陈述。
詹姆斯·科米寻求驳回其刑事诉讼，称是”报复性”起诉
司法部周三与唐纳德·特朗普总统的前国家安全顾问迈克尔·弗林达成和解。(曼努埃尔·巴尔塞·塞内塔/美联社照片，文件)
这些讨论包括俄罗斯对美国制裁的回应以及联合国安理会关于以色列的决议。
这一指控源于罗伯特·穆勒对俄罗斯干预选举及特朗普竞选团队官员与俄罗斯人物可能存在联系的调查。
穆勒曾于2001年至2013年担任联邦调查局局长，后来担任调查俄罗斯干预2016年大选的特别顾问，这一调查在很大程度上笼罩了特朗普的整个任期。
他对包括前竞选主席保罗·马纳福特和弗林在内的多名特朗普盟友提起诉讼。
法官下令司法部向科米提供大陪审团记录，称检察官行为不当
唐纳德·特朗普总统在3月1日离开佛罗里达州西棕榈滩国际机场前登上空军一号时做手势。(曼德尔·恩甘/法新社通过盖蒂图片社)
他的最终报告详细描述了特朗普竞选团队与俄罗斯的广泛接触，但未证实存在刑事合谋。弗林后来试图撤回认罪，并指控联邦检察官行为不端。
到2019年，他声称无罪，称联邦调查局存在不当行为。
尽管特朗普在2020年底赦免了弗林，但他于2023年提起诉讼，索赔至少5000万美元，指控其遭受错误和恶意起诉。
他辩称，由他所谓的联邦调查局”对特朗普怀有敌意的领导层”提起的诉讼，使他损失了数千万美元的商业机会和未来收入潜力。
前联邦调查局局长罗伯特·穆勒去世，享年81岁；特朗普作出回应
罗伯特·穆勒在2008年新闻发布会上发言。(亚历克斯·黄/盖蒂图片社，文件)
在前政府任内，司法部曾试图驳回弗林的申诉。现在，在对俄罗斯调查持批评态度的司法部长帕姆·邦迪领导下，司法部改变了立场。
据美联社报道，司法部在一份声明中称，和解是”纠正所谓’历史性不公’的重要一步”。
一名发言人表示，该部门将追究责任，确保此类”联邦政府被武器化”的情况不再发生。
根据提交给佛罗里达州中区法院的和解通知，一旦弗林确认收到资金，此案将被驳回且不得重审，防止索赔被重新提起。
该文件称，双方将各自承担法律费用，法院对协议不保留管辖权。
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弗吉尼亚州民主党参议员、参议院情报特别委员会副主席马克·R·华纳周三在一份声明中表示：”司法部据称决定向迈克尔·弗林支付超过100万美元纳税人资金，这既令人愤怒又站不住脚。”
华纳还将和解描述为”向我们的对手、我们的情报专业人员和美国人民发出了完全错误的信号。
“这破坏了法治，贬低了维护国家安全的男女工作人员的工作，并暗示问责制取决于你是谁以及你认识谁，而不是你做了什么。”
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DOJ settles with Michael Flynn over Russia probe after wrongful prosecution claim: ‘Historic injustice’
Flynn filed suit in 2023 alleging malicious prosecution by a ‘virulently anti-Trump leadership’ within the FBI
By Emma Bussey, Jake Gibson
Fox News
Published March 25, 2026 8:50pm EDT
The Department of Justice (DOJ) reached a settlement Wednesday with Michael Flynn, the former national security advisor to President Donald Trump, over a legal battle tied to his contacts with a Russian diplomat during the Mueller probe.
Official court papers seen by Fox News Digital do not disclose the financial terms of the settlement, but the government is said to be paying Flynn approximately $1.2 million to resolve the matter, The Associated Press reported.
The agreement concludes a lengthy legal saga stemming from the Russia investigation.
Flynn, a retired Army lieutenant general, pleaded guilty on Dec. 1, 2017, to giving false statements to the FBI about his communications with Russia’s ambassador to the United States.
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The Justice Department reached a settlement Wednesday with Michael Flynn, the former national security advisor to President Donald Trump.(Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo, File)
Those discussions included Russia’s response to U.S. sanctions and a United Nations Security Council resolution regarding Israel.
The charge stemmed from Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian election interference and possible links between Trump campaign officials and Russian figures.
Mueller, a former FBI director who led the bureau from 2001 to 2013, later served as special counsel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election, a probe that shadowed much of Trump’s presidency.
He brought charges against multiple Trump associates, including former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and Flynn.
JUDGE ORDERS DOJ TO GIVE COMEY GRAND JURY RECORDS, CITING PROSECUTOR’S MISCONDUCT
President Donald Trump gestures as he boards Air Force One before departing Palm Beach International Airport, March 1, in West Palm Beach, Fla.(Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)
His final report detailed extensive contacts between the Trump campaign and Russia, but did not establish a criminal conspiracy. Flynn later sought to withdraw his guilty plea and accused federal prosecutors of acting in bad faith.
By 2019, he claimed innocence, citing alleged FBI misconduct.
Although Flynn was pardoned by Trump in late 2020, he filed a lawsuit in 2023 seeking at least $50 million in damages, alleging wrongful and malicious prosecution.
He argued the case, brought by what he described as a “virulently anti-Trump leadership” within the FBI, cost him tens of millions of dollars in business opportunities and future earning potential.
FORMER FBI DIRECTOR ROBERT MUELLER DIES AT 81; TRUMP REACTS
Robert Mueller, then FBI director, speaks during a news conference in 2008.(Alex Wong/Getty Images, File)
Under the previous administration, the DOJ moved to dismiss Flynn’s complaint. Now, under Attorney General Pam Bondi, a critic of the Russia probe, the department changed course.
In a statement, the DOJ called the settlement an “important step in redressing” what it described as a “historic injustice,” The Associated Press reported.
A spokesperson said the department will pursue accountability to ensure such “weaponization of the federal government” does not recur.
According to a notice of settlement filed in the Middle District of Florida, the case will be dismissed with prejudice once Flynn confirms receipt of the funds, preventing the claims from being refiled.
The filing states each party will bear its own legal costs and that the court will not retain jurisdiction over the agreement.
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In a statement Wednesday, Sen. Mark R. Warner, D-Va., vice chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, said: “The Department of Justice’s reported decision to pay out more than $1 million of taxpayers’ dollars to Michael Flynn is as outrageous as it is indefensible.”
Warner also described the settlement as one that “sends exactly the wrong message to our adversaries, to our intelligence professionals, and to the American people.
“It undermines the rule of law, demeans the work of the men and women who safeguard our national security, and suggests that accountability depends on who you are and who you know, not what you’ve done.”
The DOJ did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
Emma Bussey is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital. Before joining Fox, she worked at The Telegraph with the U.S. overnight team, across desks including foreign, politics, news, sport and culture.
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