Case Document 1 Filed 11/30/17 Page 1 of 2 UNITED STATES DISTRICT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA . UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Criminal N0.: -Violation: 18 U.S.C. 1001 (False .- Statements) MICHAEL T. LYNN, Defendant. I A I 0 The Special Counsel informs the Court: Case: Assigned To Judge Contreras, Rudolph QM Assign. Date: 1113012017 (False Statements) Description: INFORMATION (A) .On or about January 24, 2017, defendant MICHAEL T. did willfully and knovvingly make materially false, ?ctitious, and fraudulent statements and representations in a matter within the jurisdiction of the executive branch of the Government of the United States, to wit, the defendant falsely stated and represented to agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in Washington, DC, that: I On or about December 29, 20l6, did not ask the Government of Russia?s Ambassador to the United States (?Russian Ambassador?) to refrain from escalating the situation in response to sanctions that the UnitedIStates had imposed against Russia that same day; and did not recall the Russian Ambassador subsequently telling him that Russia had chosen to moderate its response to those . - sanctions as a result of his request; and (ii) On or about December 22, 2016, did not ask the Russian Ambassador to delay the vote on or defeat a pending United Nations Security Council resolution; and Case 1:17-cr-00232-RC Document 1 Filed 11/30/17 Page 2 of 2 that the Russian Ambassador subsequently never described Russia?s response to his request. (Title 18, United States Code, Section 1001(a)(2)) ROBERT S. MUELLER, 111 Special Counsel am 3311 \Brz?ddli? L. Van (Stack) Zainab N. Ahmad Senior Assistant Special Counsels The Special Counsel?s Of?ce