But the judge also stressed that a pardon, by itself, did not mean that Flynn was innocent.

President Trump says he has pardoned his former national security adviser Michael Flynn.

The appeals court ruled Monday that a judge is entitled to scrutinize the Justice Department’s request to dismiss its case against the former Trump administration national security adviser.

The action by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia is likely to prolong the fight over Michael Flynn’s fate.

A federal appeals court has ordered the dismissal of the criminal case against President Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn.

Former U.S. District Judge John Gleeson says in a filing Wednesday that the government “has engaged in highly irregular conduct to benefit a political ally of the President.”

The Justice Department says it's dropping its criminal case against President Donald Trump’s first national security adviser Michael Flynn.

President Trump is tweeting his support for his former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, raising speculation that a pardon may be coming.

The Justice Department says President Donald Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn deserves up to six months in prison.