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 The Department of Justice is in settlement talks with Michael Flynn. Flynn is seeking $50 million for what he says is wrongful prosecution. (This is insane giving criminals settlement fees)
11/14/25 11:34 AM
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The Justice Department has been discussing settlements with two former officials from Donald Trump’s first term who — like the president — claim they’re owed major payouts from the US government as victims of politically motivated actions.
The administration has been in talks since at least late summer to resolve lawsuits brought by Trump’s first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, and former senior White House lawyer Stefan Passantino, according to court filings. Flynn is seeking $50 million for what he alleges was a wrongful prosecution, while Passantino says a House committee probing the 2020 election harmed his reputation by leaking private information.
The negotiations mark a shift from the Justice Department’s position during the Biden administration, when government lawyers successfully fought both cases. Flynn lost the first round of his civil damages lawsuit last year. The US attorney’s office in Atlanta was defending a judge’s decision to toss out Passantino’s claims as recently as June.
By September, though, lawyers in Flynn and Passantino’s cases had notified courts about the settlement talks. The developments are the latest example of how the administration is seeking to provide legal relief and potentially taxpayer-funded compensation for those Trump considers aligned with him or wronged by his perceived political enemies.
The US government’s process for handling claims for monetary damages drew fresh attention after the New York Times reported last month that Trump is seeking $230 million in compensation for past investigations into his 2016 campaign and his handling of classified material after he left the White House in 2021. Trump told reporters that the Justice Department “probably” owes him “a lot of money” but said he’d give it “to charity” or use it to pay for White House renovations.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-14/michael-flynn-doj-in-settlement-talks-over-50-million-claim?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc2MzE0ODM4NCwiZXhwIjoxNzYzNzUzMTg0LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUNUlNM1NHUEZITzEwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJFNUE4NEE2MjI2QjE0NkRFQjVGN0M2OTY0MERGMEFGNyJ9.-dl7Vh5LHCn_cRuiAILp_29SiAmR6eT0IEN9OeUVxoI&leadSource=uverify%20wall
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