Overview
- Flynn is seeking about $50 million in damages related to his 2017 prosecution for lying to the FBI, according to Bloomberg reporting.
- He pleaded guilty in 2017 and received a presidential pardon in 2020, and a federal judge dismissed his civil damages suit last year.
- Lawyers told courts by September that settlement talks were underway, and no agreement has been announced.
- Former White House lawyer Stefan Passantino is also in negotiations with DOJ over claims tied to the Jan. 6 investigation after a judge tossed his case that the department defended as recently as June.
- The talks fit a broader push for government payouts by Trump allies, including President Trump’s separate bid for roughly $240 million, even as DOJ contests a $100 million lawsuit from some Proud Boys defendants.