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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums**Breaking** Fed Judge Sullivan announced that he will not force Justice Dept to comply w prev order
Federal Judge Emmet Sullivan announced in a filing on Tuesday that he will not force the Justice Department to comply with his previous order to release records relating to Michael Flynn,, President Donald Trumps former national security adviser who was charged as a part of Special Counsel Robert Muellers investigation.
Last week, the Justice Department boldly defied Sullivans orders in a filing, saying that it was refusing to release the audio recordings of Flynns discussions with Russian officials, which would include his conversations with Ambassador Sergey Kislyak. Flynn pleaded guilty in late 2017 for lying to the FBI about the content of these conversations during the Trump administrations transition period.
https://www.alternet.org/2019/06/a-federal-judge-just-let-the-justice-department-get-away-with-defying-the-order-to-release-michael-flynn-records/
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But Sullivans response on Tuesday makes those interpretations less likely.The government is not required to file any additional materials or information on the public docket pursuant to the Courts Orders of May 16, 2019, the judges filing said.
It was surprising for the court to have asked for these transcripts to be publicly filed in the first place, but its even more surprising to see the court back down in the face of outright DOJ refusal, said Lawfare Executive Editor Susan Hennessey in a tweet. Id imagine there was lots of back and forth behind the scenes here.
She added that its possible Sullivan agreed to let the government file the materials under seal.
Former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti said: Im surprised by this move, because the information would appear to be relevant to the factors that he is required to consider at sentencing. He appears to be deferring to DOJs view of what is relevant.
https://www.alternet.org/2019/06/a-federal-judge-just-let-the-justice-department-get-away-with-defying-the-order-to-release-michael-flynn-records/
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But Sullivans response on Tuesday makes those interpretations less likely.The government is not required to file any additional materials or information on the public docket pursuant to the Courts Orders of May 16, 2019, the judges filing said.
It was surprising for the court to have asked for these transcripts to be publicly filed in the first place, but its even more surprising to see the court back down in the face of outright DOJ refusal, said Lawfare Executive Editor Susan Hennessey in a tweet. Id imagine there was lots of back and forth behind the scenes here.
She added that its possible Sullivan agreed to let the government file the materials under seal.
Former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti said: Im surprised by this move, because the information would appear to be relevant to the factors that he is required to consider at sentencing. He appears to be deferring to DOJs view of what is relevant.
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**Breaking** Fed Judge Sullivan announced that he will not force Justice Dept to comply w prev order (Original Post)
hlthe2b
Jun 2019
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hlthe2b
(102,343 posts)1. Kick for all those who have been asking about this on DU today
Grasswire2
(13,571 posts)2. That's a punch to the gut. nt
Fullduplexxx
(7,868 posts)3. I am getting so sick of this side show
UTUSN
(70,725 posts)4. K without an R for that "judge"