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Michael Flynn's 1-time business partner to have new trial

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A federal judge has ordered a new trial for a one-time business partner of former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn accused of acting as an unregistered agent of the Turkish government

The ruling Friday from U.S. District Judge Anthony Trenga is the latest twist in the long-running legal saga for businessman Bjian Kian, who was a partner with Flynn in the Flynn Intel Group.

Prosecutors said Kian conspired with a Turkish businessman to use Flynn's influence on behalf of the Turkish government. Specifically, they said Kian and Flynn were acting at Turkey’s behest when they undertook a project to discredit Fethullah Gulen, an exiled Turkish cleric living in the U.S. A jury convicted Kian in 2019, but Trenga tossed out the jury's verdict and ordered an acquittal. He also ruled that if for some reason his order of acquittal were overturned on appeal, that Kian should get a new trial.

Last year, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated the conviction. The case was sent back to Trenga, with only a narrow path for Trenga to order a new trial if he could outline in detail why the evidence failed to support a conviction.

 

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