The US Department of Justice is moving to drop the criminal charges against former national security adviser Michael Flynn.
Flynn was among the former aides to President Donald Trump convicted during the special counsel's investigation into Russian election interference.
He had pleaded guilty in 2017 to lying to the FBI about contacts with Russia's ambassador to the US.
Flynn had been seeking to withdraw his guilty plea.
The justice department's decision also follows criticism of the case by President Trump and his supporters.
