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Ex-judge urges court to sentence Michael Flynn despite DOJ bid to drop case
NY Post ^ | June 10, 2020 | Steven Nelson

Posted on 06/10/2020 3:16:12 PM PDT by kevcol

A former judge appointed to oppose the Justice Department’s request to drop its case against Michael Flynn urged sentencing to move ahead in a court filing Wednesday, arguing the government’s request to dismiss the case has only “pretextual” justification.

Ex-Judge John Gleeson said in a DC federal court filing that “[t]he facts surrounding the filing of the Government’s motion constitute clear evidence of gross prosecutorial abuse. They reveal an unconvincing effort to disguise as legitimate a decision to dismiss that is based solely on the fact that Flynn is a political ally of President Trump.”
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U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan appointed Gleeson, a former U.S. district court judge in New York also known for handling mafia cases as a prosecutor, to oppose the Justice Department’s request to drop the case. Both Sullivan and Gleeson were nominated to be judges by former President Bill Clinton.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Government; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: deepstate; emmetsullivan; fbi; flynn; johngleeson; judges; judiciary; politicaljudiciary
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To: monkeyshine

Flynn was going to INVESTIGATE and UPEND the Intelligence Community also!


41 posted on 06/10/2020 4:11:11 PM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: marktwain

BINGO!! It;s ALL to keep Flynn GAGGED!


42 posted on 06/10/2020 4:13:57 PM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: kevcol

Sullivan and Gleeson willfully pervert and destroy the Constitution and give aid and comfort to the enemy.


43 posted on 06/10/2020 4:20:44 PM PDT by Carl Vehse
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To: kevcol

Judge Emmet Sullivan should be sitting in jail for what he is trying to do. With no reason, he is trying to try Michael Flynn for what he has no accusers. Former Judege Gleeson was selected for just the reason he is now speaking out. However, this is not legal. If there is no accusation against Michael Flynn, his case must be dismissed. Judge Emmet Sullivan should be disbarred for trying to pull this off. He is an egotistical slob.


44 posted on 06/10/2020 4:26:23 PM PDT by maxwellsmart_agent
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To: kevcol

How about arrest Gleeson himself and put him in jail with some violent thugs?


45 posted on 06/10/2020 4:31:33 PM PDT by DarthVader (Not by speeches & majority decisions will the great issues of the day be decided but by Blood & Iron)
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To: Ann Archy

Yes he was! Former head of military intel.


46 posted on 06/10/2020 4:34:35 PM PDT by monkeyshine (live and let live is dead)
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To: DoodleDawg
Should make for an interesting appeal.

The 3-Judge panel from the Circuit Court will grant the writ of mandamus and direct Judge Sullivan to dismiss the case. This will happen within a week. This little charade is about to end.

47 posted on 06/10/2020 5:17:31 PM PDT by centurion316
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To: CatOwner

As has been his strategy all along, I believe DJT is allowing this to play out among the lefturds and will ONLY intervene if the outcome is in opposition to his perception of the truth in the instant case.

I don’t expect DJT to pardon unless Flynn is, in fact, sentenced, and there is no route of appeal.

Sydney Powell is the best mouthpiece Gen Flynn could have, right now. And the Petition for Writ of Mandamus is still in play, regardless of the opinion of these two assclown ‘judges’.


48 posted on 06/10/2020 5:29:44 PM PDT by PubliusMM (RKBA; a matter of fact, not opinion. Mr Trump, we've got your six.)
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To: Whenifhow; null and void; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; kalee; Kale; AZ .44 MAG; Baynative; bgill; ...

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49 posted on 06/10/2020 6:12:07 PM PDT by bitt (I shall not kneel for any person. Nor do I expect anybody to kneel for me.)
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To: CatOwner
Trump & Co. seem willing to let this happen.

Would you have them break the law?

50 posted on 06/10/2020 6:36:30 PM PDT by LucyT
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To: kevcol

Sullivan will give Flynn about 3 years unless he’s pulled from the case.


51 posted on 06/10/2020 6:59:59 PM PDT by damper99
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To: Ann Archy

Gleeson actually made the point of this whole charade when he said that “PDJT” can pardon Flynn to make this go away. This is the whole point of Sullivan bringing Gleeson into this. It was/is an attempt to force PDJT to pardon Flynn so that there can be 24/7 talking points about “corrupt PDJT” and favoritism for politically connected folks. Most of the “briefing” was an attack on PDJT’s actions as purely political.


52 posted on 06/10/2020 8:53:32 PM PDT by usnavy_cop_retired (Retiree in the P.I. living as a legal immigrant)
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To: kevcol

Real Americans urge that scumbag dirty “judge” John Gleeson be beaten and hanged in response to his corrupt posturings over the Flynn case.


53 posted on 06/10/2020 9:09:09 PM PDT by kiryandil (Chris Wallace: Because someone has to drive the Clown Car)
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To: Repeal 16-17
If this travesty is reversed on appeal, President Trump should issue a pardon

No.

President Trump should have these two Copperhead Resistance scum arrested and executed as seditionists.

54 posted on 06/10/2020 9:12:24 PM PDT by kiryandil (Chris Wallace: Because someone has to drive the Clown Car)
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To: centurion316
The 3-Judge panel from the Circuit Court will grant the writ of mandamus and direct Judge Sullivan to dismiss the case. This will happen within a week. This little charade is about to end.

I wish I was as confident as you. Best to pardon him and end this charade immediately.

55 posted on 06/11/2020 4:05:36 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: maxwellsmart_agent

Saw my first pic of Gleeson and he seems VERY YOUNG to be RETIRED!! Did they MAKE him retire??


56 posted on 06/11/2020 5:01:52 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: jimfree

Somebody tell this fool that inthe face of overwhelming evidence of prosecutorial misconduct and innocence of the defendant the the charges were dropped. There is no longer a case to adjudicate.


57 posted on 06/11/2020 6:16:15 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight neiyour way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Ann Archy

He is 66. I do not know how he became retired. He was appointed by Bill Clinton and left office 3/9/2016. That was before Trump was even elected. This is from Wikipedia: On January 4, 2016, it was announced that Gleeson planned to resign from the bench and return to private practice on March 9, 2016. He joined white shoe firm Debevoise & Plimpton to practice white-collar crime defense.


58 posted on 06/11/2020 7:47:02 AM PDT by maxwellsmart_agent
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