DOJ drops foreign-agent case against Michael Flynn’s ex-business partner

Bijan Rafiekian, who had been accused of acting as an unregistered foreign agent for Turkey.

The convictions were overturned by US District Court Judge Anthony Trenga in 2019, and after the case was sent back to Trenga by the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, he ordered a new trial for Rafiekian, which the government will not pursue. A lawyer for the former Trump adviser celebrated the DOJ’s decision while slamming prosecutors for the 2018 indictment.

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