Michael Flynn asks judge for permission to travel between Washington and Rhode Island

Former Trump administration national security adviser Michael Flynn is asking a judge for permission to travel between the District of Columbia and Rhode Island, where he has a home.

U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan last week ordered Flynn to stay within 50 miles of Washington starting on Jan. 4.

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That directive was imposed after Flynn and his lawyers requested a delay in his sentencing hearing so that he could continue co-operating with prosecutors.

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In a motion filed Wednesday, lawyers for Flynn asked Sullivan to modify those restrictions so that Flynn could be within 20 miles of Washington and 40 miles of Middletown, Rhode Island.

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He also seeks permission to be able to travel between the two locations.

The lawyers say special counsel Robert Mueller’s office has no objections.