Read Robert Mueller's sentencing recommendation for Michael Flynn

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By Debbie Lord

U.S. special counsel Robert Mueller recommended in a court filing Tuesday night that Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, serve no prison time for lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russian officials.

Flynn pleaded guilty a year ago this week and is set to be sentenced on Dec. 18 at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Here is the document Mueller filed Tuesday:

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In this Feb. 1, 2017 file photo, National Security Adviser Michael Flynn speaks during the daily news briefing at the White House in Washington. AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster