Posted on 06/10/2020 10:28:11 AM PDT by Rennes Templar
WASHINGTON — A retired judge on Wednesday urged a federal court not to allow the Justice Department to dismiss its criminal case against President Donald Trump's former adviser Michael Flynn, citing evidence of a "gross abuse of prosecutorial power."
The U.S. district judge hearing the case, Emmet Sullivan, last month tapped John Gleeson to serve as a "friend of the court," after the Justice Department abruptly asked the court to dismiss the criminal charge against Flynn, a former national security adviser.
The stunning move by the Justice Department followed a pressure campaign by Trump and his conservative allies and came even though Flynn had twice pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about conversations with former Russian ambassador to the United States, Sergey Kislyak. Gleeson was tasked with arguing against the government's motion, and Sullivan also asked him to make a recommendation on whether to hold Flynn in contempt for perjury.
"The government has engaged in highly irregular conduct to benefit a political ally of the president. The facts of this case overcome the presumption of regularity," Gleeson wrote, noting that Sullivan should proceed with sentencing Flynn.
Flynn was one of several former Trump aides charged under former Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation that detailed Moscow's interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. He was Trump's national security adviser briefly in early 2017.
Gleeson also said there was "ample evidence in the record that Flynn committed perjury," or lying under oath. But he recommended that Sullivan take Flynn's perjury into account when sentencing him for lying to the FBI, rather than commencing a follow-on prosecution.
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"Journalism" in 2020 America.
They always accuse you of what they are doing.
Does that lawyer realize that the transcript has been released? There was absolutely nothing wrong with the call. What a jerk!
Hillary Clinton didn’t mean to get caught in her multifacted corruption and coverups.
Of course this hack Judge ignores evidence that Flynn was set up.
That the FBI did not provide exculpatory evidence to the court.
And that the FBI threatened to prosecute Flynn’s son.
It's there. The retired judge is Gleeson.
Reuters is just recycling the news to create a story.
We knew that Sullivan tapped Gleeson to write an amicus brief. We all expected Gleeson to take Sullivan's side.
-PJ
What is happening with Flynn. No word from judges after response due June 1
The 10th was day amicus briefs were due
“This is the entire article. No reference to the “retired judge” after the first sentence.
I believe this is John Gleeson.
Ummmmmmm…...that's why it should be dropped.
Oral arguments June 12Th.
The crony friend of the crony judge agrees with the judge. Shocker!
The government has engaged in highly irregular conduct to benefit a political ally of the president.
Patent Bullshit! Obviously an O’asshole judge.
Reuter's words. No bias there. /s
Then this is not journalism, it's Leftwing activism.
I guess we see now why sullivan picked him.
Imaginary persons need no names.
Just read that on sidney powells site. Shouldnt decision be before that?
Well looky there. I’m smarter than a retired judge.
Dropping the charges against Flynn is nothing more than justice by fixing a horrible wrong done to the man. I hope Flynn gets back into the fight with both fists after having this heinous thing done to him by the Marxist left.
I didn't know the Judiciary had that kind of power over the Executive. Who does the DOJ work for?
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