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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsU.S. judge puts Justice Department's move to drop charges against Michael Flynn on hold
May 12, 2020 at 7:39 p.m. CDT
A U.S. judge put on hold the Justice Departments move to drop charges against Michael Flynn, saying he expects independent groups and legal experts to argue against the bid to exonerate President Trumps former national security adviser of lying to the FBI.
.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan said in an order Tuesday that he expects individuals and organizations will seek to intervene in the politically charged case. Having others weigh in could preface more aggressive steps that the federal judge in Washington could take, including as many outside observers have called for holding a hearing to consider what to do.
Sullivans order came after the government took the highly irregular step Thursday of reversing its stance on upholding Flynns 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 Departments decision to reverse course and throw out Flynns December 2017 guilty plea.
.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan said in an order Tuesday that he expects individuals and organizations will seek to intervene in the politically charged case. Having others weigh in could preface more aggressive steps that the federal judge in Washington could take, including as many outside observers have called for holding a hearing to consider what to do.
Sullivans order came after the government took the highly irregular step Thursday of reversing its stance on upholding Flynns 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 Departments decision to reverse course and throw out Flynns December 2017 guilty plea.
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U.S. judge puts Justice Department's move to drop charges against Michael Flynn on hold (Original Post)
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May 2020
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Hermit-The-Prog
(33,384 posts)1. I guess this means it's still not too late to say, "LOCK HIM UP!"
Gothmog
(145,433 posts)2. This means that parties other than the DOJ and Flynn will get to argue
Solomon
(12,319 posts)3. Yep. That's what I was worried about. That there would be no one to argue
on behalf of justice. That the judge would be on his own with no help.
Now he won't be able to read all the briefs. Good move on his part.