Mar 6, 2018

Mike Flynn forced to sell house to pay legal fees

Michael Flynn leaves following his plea hearing in December. Photo: Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images

President Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn, who pleaded guilty last year to making false statements to the FBI in relation to the Russia investigation, is selling his Virginia home to pay for his legal fees.

Flynn's brother Joe told ABC News that the house was put on the market in December with an asking price of $895,000. Flynn's family also set up a legal defense fund in 2017 to help pay the mounting bills. [Everything we know about Michael Flynn's plea deal]

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GOP fears "little guy" attack on Amy Coney Barrett

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White House aides and Senate Republicans have spent the past week readying binders full of messaging and rebuttals to guide Judge Amy Coney Barrett to a pre-Nov. 3 confirmation. "We knew for days it was going to be Amy," a Senate GOP aide involved in her confirmation process told Axios.

What we're hearing: Beyond the expected questions about her views on religion, abortion and health care, Republicans worry about Democrats painting Barrett as someone who is insensitive and unfair to “the little guy,” one source involved in the talks told Axios.

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Debate commission co-chair: We don't expect moderators to fact-check candidates

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What he's saying: "There's a vast difference between being a moderator in a debate and being a reporter who is interviewing someone," Fahrenkopf said on CNN's "Reliable Sources."

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