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Federal prosecutors are asking a court to throw out their own criminal case against the former national security adviser Michael Flynn. We look at what led to that decision. Guest: Mark Mazzetti, a Washington investigative correspondent for The New York Times. For more information on today\u2019s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.\xa0\n\nBackground reading:\xa0Attorney General William Barr\u2019s extraordinary decision to drop the criminal case against Mr. Flynn shocked legal experts, won President Trump\u2019s praise and prompted a career prosecutor to quit the caseThe federal judge overseeing the case has appointed a hard-charging former prosecutor and judge to oppose the Justice Department\u2019s efforts. The dropped charges against Mr. Flynn granted him another turnabout in a life filled with them.