Justice Dept. won't oppose probation for ex-Trump aide Flynn

The Justice Department said Wednesday that it would not oppose probation for former Trump administration national security adviser Michael Flynn — a more lenient stance than prosecutors took earlier this month, when they said he deserved prison time.The latest sentencing filing still seeks a sentence of up six months, but unlike before, prosecutors explicitly state that probation would be a “reasonable" punishment and that they would not oppose it.It was not clear why the Justice Dep