My antennae are always up on Friday afternoons because it is contrary to conventional wisdom and makes the fake news scramble. Could be a fun weekend ahead.
Mueller prosecutor withdraws from Flynn case after questions surface concerning his compliance with court order
Brandon Van Grack, a top Justice Department prosecutor and former member of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team, is no longer a member of the team handling the case of former national security adviser Michael Flynn.
No explanation was given for Van Grack’s abrupt withdrawal from the case, which came in a brief filing with the court on Thursday. But Van Grack’s removal came just days after Fox News reported that explosive, newly unsealed evidence documenting the FBI’s efforts to target Flynn — including a top official’s handwritten memo debating whether the FBI’s “goal” was “to get him to lie, so we can prosecute him or get him fired” — called into question whether Van Grack complied with a court order to produce favorable evidence to Flynn.