Posted on 05/15/2020 1:26:35 PM PDT by sickoflibs
Sidney Powell, attorney for Michael Flynn, appeared on Fox News yesterday to discuss the latest actions by Judge Emmet Sullivan. If you aren’t aware of his latest machinations, he’s essentially stalling on approving the motion to dismiss put forth by the DOJ, instead appointing a rabid partisan to argue against it. Not only is that almost unheard of, he’s also asking for amicus briefs from political actors in a criminal case, another move that is not only twilight zone stuff, but likely not even allowed.
In the interview with Sean Hannity, Powell described herself as being mystified by Sullivan’s gamesmanship.
(Go to 22:30 if the clip doesn’t automatically cue)
Ironically, Powell has spoken highly of Judge Sullivan in the past, leaving her more perplexed as to why he would behave this way. As she continues in the interview, she points out that there have been numerous Brady violations against her client, that the government was shown to have lied about document production, and that both sides are asking for this to be dismissed. There is no logic behind Judge Sullivan’s gambit to continue to persecute Flynn.
That leaves only one real possibility, one which Powell obviously can’t speak to right now because it could endanger her client. Namely, that Judge Sullivan is simply a partisan hack making political moves to damage Flynn and Trump before finally capitulating and granting the motion to dismiss. If anyone’s got a counter explanation, I’m all ears.
Regardless, Powell did appear on another Fox News show later that night and gave more context and some next steps
As she says, Judge Sullivan is in direct defiance of several precedents, including one recently set by the Supreme Court (written by Justice Ginsberg, no less). Powell also revealed that they are working on several motions that use those precedents and decisions as a basis to stop this nonsense. That’s likely what we’ll see in the next few days. If the judge continues to ignore the fact that he’s clearly violating the law, then this will almost certainly end up fixed by an appeals court. It’s so ludicrous that I don’t even think it has to make its way to the Supreme Court before Judge Sullivan is slapped down.
What we’ve seen here is an abuse of the justice system that can’t stand. Even though it’s a foregone conclusion that Flynn ends up a free man here, something needs to happen to this judge for what he’s done and continues to try to do. We can not continue to operate like this and still claim to have a system that’s blind. Currently, we don’t – Period.
“In the interview with Sean Hannity, Powell described herself as being mystified by Sullivan’s gamesmanship.”
IMHO that was a piss poor interview by Hannity. He could have got a lot more information from Sidney.
It is simple really. Lindsay Graham was in the process of having Flyn testify in a Senate Judiciary hearing and the democrats can’t have that and Sullivan is keeping this going to forestall that public testimony. This is Judge Sullivan preventing justice and attempting to keep General Flynn gaged a little bit longer. He will lose badly in his efforts to block justice instead of uphold justice and the rule of law. The Democrats in Congress failed at this, the FBI failed at this, the deep state failed at this and soon many of these criminals will have the sword of justice cut them all down.
You’re probably right. Why else all the fuss and why hasn’t Sullivan tossed the dirty prosecutors in jail for contempt? Why hasn’t he called for their prosecution?
Sullivan is either bought or blackmailed.
I don't know about the timing, but Judge Sullivan ultimately did dismiss the charges against Senator Stevens and wrote a scathing opinion about the actions of the DOJ in that case.
Interestingly, in that matter Judge Sullivan had no problem with the DOJ dropping a case after a jury convicted Senator Stevens.
In Obama's recent "leaked" call he apparently forgot that the dismissal of a guilty jury conviction happened during his administration, under his DOJ.
“practicing political stagecraft from the bench”
She has to be careg8ul what she says right now.
“A pardon is the last resort because accepting it is an admission of guilt. Best to play this out to the end in court. If Biden was to win this is still up in he air,then a Pardon would make sense.”
absolutely ... though the wait for justice is tough
btw, biden’s not gonna win ... he (and us) will be lucky if the Dems don’t boot him before November, and if they don’t he’ll be so far gone that no amount of handling or spin from the leftist fake stream enemedia can save him from a crushing defeat ...
You are correct. Very similar to the Weinberger indictment the weekend before the 1992 election. Once Clinton won, it was immediately finished.
Hannity has guests on that get thirty seconds and one question because he talks and talks and talks.
Sullivan should be imprisoned for life
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