Retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, center, arrives for sentencing at federal court in Washington, with attorney Robert Kelner, right, on Dec. 18, 2018. Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI during the course of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russian government. (Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM)
Former Trump administration national security adviser Michael Flynn has split with his Covington & Burling legal team as he awaits sentencing on charges that he lied to the FBI.
In a court filing Thursday, Covington attorneys said Flynn was “terminating” his defense lawyers at the firm and had “already retained new counsel.” The revelation came in a motion, filed by Covington partners Robert Kelner and Stephen Anthony, to withdraw from Flynn’s case in Washington federal court.
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