The Saga of Michael Flynn

<p>Federal prosecutors are asking a court to throw out their own criminal case against the former national security adviser Michael Flynn. We look at what led to that decision. Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/mark-mazzetti" target="_blank">Mark Mazzetti</a>, a Washington investigative correspondent for The New York Times. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. </p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>Attorney General William Barr’s extraordinary decision to<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/07/us/politics/michael-flynn-case-dropped.html?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank"> drop the criminal case</a> against Mr. Flynn<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/08/us/politics/barr-mueller-investigation-flynn.html?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank"> shocked legal experts</a>, won President Trump’s praise and prompted a career prosecutor to quit the case</li><li>The federal judge overseeing the case has<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/13/us/politics/michael-flynn-john-gleeson-judge.html?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank"> appointed a hard-charging former prosecutor and judge</a> to oppose the Justice Department’s efforts. The dropped charges against Mr. Flynn granted him<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/09/us/politics/michael-flynn.html?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank"> another turnabout in a life filled with them</a>. </li></ul>