By Khorri Atkinson (April 25, 2022, 9:50 PM EDT) — The prosecution of a former business partner of ex-Trump White House national security adviser Michael Flynn, who was found guilty of acting as an unregistered foreign agent in 2016, is entering a contentious legal phase after a Virginia federal judge for the second time threw out a jury verdict, teeing up another showdown at the Fourth Circuit.
This decision follows the Fourth Circuit’s order a year ago overturning U.S. District Court Judge Anthony Trenga’s initial call for a new trial on the basis that his ruling did not sufficiently justify a new trial. The panel did, however, remand a number of…
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