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Trump Plans Pardon of Flynn

President Trump told some of his aides that he plans to pardon his former national security adviser Michael T. Flynn and that it is one of a string of pardons he plans to issue before leaving office, a person familiar with the discussions said on Tuesday. Mr. Flynn, a retired Army lieutenant general, twice pleaded guilty to lying to the F.B.I. about his conversations with a Russian diplomat during the presidential transition in late 2016 and early 2017. He was the only former White House official to plead guilty in the inquiry led by Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel investigating Russia’s election interference. In May, the Justice Department sought to withdraw its charges against Mr. Flynn. That move has since been tied up in federal court, challenged by the judge who presided over Mr. Flynn’s case, Emmet G. Sullivan. Mr. Trump’s plans were reported earlier by Axios. Mr. Flynn, 61, served just 24 days as Mr. Trump’s national security adviser before the president fired him in

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE LAW

There is a new law (Administration of Criminal Justice Law) in Abuja, Lagos, Delta, Edo and other States which protects the human rights of all Nigerians whenever anyone is arrested by security agencies. Among other things, it is now compulsory that: