Charges against Trump ally Flynn dropped despite guilty plea

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The US Department of Justice said yesterday it will not prosecute President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, despite his entering a guilty plea on two counts of lying to the FBI. Flynn was being investigated as part of a counter intelligence operation into alleged collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign.  Host Marco Werman explores the issues. 

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