News Roundup

Yesterday afternoon United States Attorney Timothy Shea filed a motion to dismiss criminal charges that the Department of Justice brought against Michael Flynn, the retired Army General who briefly served as President Donald Trump’s national security advisor in early 2017, as part of the special counsel inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.  The charges were based on allegations that Flynn misled FBI investigators about conversations he had with a Russian diplomat soon after the election regarding sanctions.  As the New York Times reports, the motion says that the interview where Flynn misled investigators was not “conducted with a legitimate investigative basis” and, for that reason, the government would be unable to prove that Flynn’s false statements were material to an investigation.  Flynn had previously pleaded guilty to the charges.  Keep reading for more news. Shooting Arrests.  The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports that two Georgia men, Travis McMichael and his father Greg McMichael, have been arrested and charged with murder two months after the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery in Brunswick, Georgia.  In late February, the men confronted Arbery while he seemingly was out on a run for exercise.  Another person, William Bryan, who is said to have aided the McMichaels in confronting Arbery, filmed the incident and the footage shows Travis shooting an unarmed Arbery several times.  The video sparked widespread public outrage and calls for the men to be arrested.  Another article from the AJC says that Greg McMichael previously worked as an investigator for the Brunswick [...]