From WSJ
A federal judge on Wednesday unsealed new documents in former national security adviser Mike Flynn’s criminal case that his lawyers say are evidence the government tried to set him up in a 2017 interview that led to his departure from the Trump administration and subsequent indictment on a charge of lying.
The documents consist of two redacted email exchanges as well as one page of handwritten notes by an unidentified official that appeared to involve Federal Bureau of Investigation preparations for Mr. Flynn’s interview. In the handwritten notes, which are dated Jan. 24, 2017—the day of the Flynn interview—the author writes: “What is our goal? Truth/Admission or to get him to lie, so we can prosecute him or get him fired?”
The unsealed documents were discovered as part of a Justice Department review of the Flynn case ordered by Attorney General William Barr. They were released as part of a legal effort by Mr. Flynn’s lawyers to get the case dismissed against the former Army Lieutenant General. It could also ultimately win Mr. Flynn a pardon from President Trump.
The FBI didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
In a December 2017 statement, Mr. Flynn took responsibility for his actions on the day he appeared in court to enter a guilty plea.
On Monday, U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan ordered the government to respond to Mr. Flynn’s allegations of government misconduct by May 11. Mr. Flynn is seeking a dismissal of the indictment on the grounds that the government engaged in misconduct; barring that, he has asked to withdraw his guilty plea and go to trial rather than be sentenced.
On Wednesday, Mr. Trump shared on Twitter articles about Mr. Flynn’s contention that the government had set him up.