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Justice Department dropping Flynn case is 'a gross abuse of prosecutorial power,' court-appointed lawyer says – CNN
Justice Department dropping Flynn case is ‘a gross abuse of prosecutorial power,’ court-appointed lawyer says CNN ‘Everything about this is irregular’: Ex-judge tapped to review Flynn case blasts Trump DOJ POLITICO Court-appointed attorney says judge should block DOJ move to drop Flynn case Fox News Why the Michael Flynn case matters to you The Boston Globe A retired judge’s …
Justice Department abused power in Trump advisor Michael Flynn case
A former federal judge on Wednesday blasted the U.S. Justice Department for what he called “a gross abuse of prosecutorial power” in seeking to drop its criminal case against Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump’s first national security advisor. “The Government has engaged in highly irregular conduct to benefit a political ally of the President,” the ex-judge, …
Former Watergate prosecutors urge judge not dismiss Michael Flynn case
The filings add prominent voices to the backlash against Attorney General William Barr’s softening of criminal prosecutions against President Donald Trump’s associates. In legal memos sent to the court on Monday and obtained by CNN, the former prosecutors essentially laid out the legal footing they believe Judge Emmet Sullivan has to reject the dismissal request …
Judge Hesitates to Accept Justice Dept. Move to Drop Flynn Charge
WASHINGTON — A federal judge overseeing the criminal case of President Trump’s former national security adviser Michael T. Flynn opened the door late Tuesday for legal experts and other outside parties to oppose the Justice Department’s motion to drop the case, suggesting he has at least some skepticism about the government’s argument that Mr. Flynn …
U.S. judge puts Justice Department’s move to drop charges against Michael Flynn on hold
Sullivan’s order came after the government took the highly irregular step Thursday of reversing its stance on upholding Flynn’s guilty plea. The action by Sullivan, a veteran 72-year-old jurist with a national reputation for advocating defendants’ rights to full government disclosure of evidence, appears to rule out immediate action on the Justice Department’s decision to …
