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Flynn reportedly lied to FBI about sanctions talk with Russian envoy

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Flynn reportedly lied to FBI about sanctions talk with Russian envoy

Former national security adviser Michael Flynn denied in an FBI interview last month that he had discussed U.S. sanctions against Russia with Moscow's ambassador to the United States, contradicting transcripts of intercepted communications between the two men, the Washington Post reported Thursday. 
Flynn, who resigned from President Donald Trump's administration Monday evening, could face criminal charges. However, some officials told the Post that bringing a case against him could prove difficult.
Flynn resigned Monday night, admitting in a letter that he had given Vice President Mike Pence and others "incomplete information" about his calls with Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, Pence, apparently relying on information from Flynn, initially said the national security adviser had not discussed sanctions with the Russian envoy, though Flynn later conceded the issue may have come up