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The defendant,MICHAELT.FLYNN,who served as a surrogate and nationalsecurity advisor for the presidential campaign of Donald J.Trump(“Campaign”),as a seniormember of President-Elect Trump's Transition Team(\"Presidential Transition Team”),and asthe National Security Advisor to President Trump,made materially false statements andomissions during an interview with the Federal Bureau of Investigation(“FBI”)on January 24,2017,in Washington,D.C.At the time of the interview,the FBI had an open investigation intothe Government of Russia's(\"“Russia”)efforts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election,including the nature of any links between individuals associated with the Campaign and Russia,and whether there was any coordination between the Campaign and Russia's efforts.  \n2.   FLYNN's false statements and omissions impeded and otherwise had a materialimpact on the FBI's ongoing investigation into the existence of any links or coordination  \nCase 1:17-cr-00232-RC Document 4 Filed 12/01/17 Page 2 of 6  \nbetween individuals associated with the Campaign and Russia's efforts to interfere with the 2016presidential election  \n# False Statements Regarding FLYNN's Request to the Russian Ambassador that RussiaRefrain from Escalating the Situation in Response to U.S.Sanctions against Russia\n\n3.On or about January 24,2017,FLYNN agreed to be interviewed by agents fromthe FBI(\"January 24 voluntary interview\").During the interview,FLYNN falsely stated that hedid not ask Russia's Ambassador to the United States(\"Russian Ambassador”)to refrain fromescalating the situation in response to sanctions that the United States had imposed againstRussia.FLYNN also falsely stated that he did not remember a follow-up conversation in whichthe Russian Ambassador stated that Russia had chosen to moderate its response to thosesanctions as a result of FLYNN's request.In truth and in fact,however,FLYNN then and thereknew that the following had occurred:  \na.On or about December 28,2016,then-President Barack Obama signedExecutive Order 13757,which was to take effect the following day.Theexecutive order announced sanctions against Russia in response to thatgovernment's actions intended to interfere with the 2016 presidentialelection(“U.S.Sanctions”).  \nb.   On or about December 28,2016,the Russian Ambassador contactedFLYNN.  \nc.   On or about December 29,2016,FLYNN called a senior official of thePresidential Transition Team(“PTT official”),who was with other seniormembers of the Presidential Transition Team at the Mar-a-Lago resort inPalm Beach,Florida,to discuss what,if anything,to communicate to theRussian Ambassador about the U.S.Sanctions.On that call,FLYNN and  \nCase 1:17-cr-00232-RC Document 4 Filed 12/01/17 Page 3 of 6  \nthe PTT official discussed the U.S.Sanctions,including the potentialimpact of those sanctions on the incoming administration's foreign policygoals.The PTT official and FLYNN also discussed that the members ofthe Presidential Transition Team at Mar-a-Lago did not want Russia toescalate the situation.  \nd.   Immediately after his phone call with the PTT official,FLYNN called the  \nRussian Ambassador and requested that Russia not escalate the situationand only respond to the U.S.Sanctions in a reciprocal manner.  \ne.Shortly after his phone call with the Russian Ambassador,FLYNN spokewith the PTT off","cbCaiojl3O3AMIWk","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiojl3O3AMIWk","pdf",277885,"English","# STATEMENT OF THE OFFENSE\n## False Statements Regarding FLYNN's Request to the Russian Ambassador\n## False Statements Regarding FLYNN's Request that Foreign Officials Vote Against or Delay a United Nations Security Council Resolution","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of the STATEMENT OF THE OFFENSE under Rule 11?\",\"answer\":\"It records stipulated facts that are intended to show sufficient facts exist for the defendant’s guilty plea, even though they do not include all facts known to the parties about the offense.\"},{\"question\":\"What did Michael T. Flynn allegedly misstate during the January 24, 2017 FBI interview?\",\"answer\":\"The statement alleges he falsely said he did not ask the Russian Ambassador to refrain from escalating in response to U.S. sanctions and that he did not remember a follow-up conversation about Russia moderating its response.\"},{\"question\":\"How did the alleged false statements affect the FBI investigation?\",\"answer\":\"The document states the false statements and omissions impeded and materially impacted the FBI’s ongoing investigation into potential links or coordination involving the Campaign and Russia’s efforts.\"}]","STATEMENT OF THE OFFENSE - Statement of the Offense | PDF",15]