Posted on 05/23/2020 6:42:20 PM PDT by bitt
D.C. federal Judge Emmett Sullivan has hired Beth Wilkinson, a high-powered attorney from the D.C. establishment, to represent him in the Court of Appeals case seeking a writ of mandamus filed by Sidney Powell, the attorney for former Trump National Security Advisor Lt. Gen Michael Flynn (Army Ret.). Powell is seeking to have the appeals court block Sullivan’s efforts to prolong the Flynn case in the face of a motion by the Justice Department to dismiss the with prejudice and to have Sullivan removed form the case. In a stunning move, Sullivan had previously announced the appointment of former federal judge John Gleeson to act as an amicus opposed to the DOJ’s dismissal of the Flynn case–in a sense appointing his own prosecutor to continue the case.
Flynn had pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI and was awaiting sentencing but has since changed attorneys and moved to withdraw his plea with the new hire Powell exposing government efforts to set-up and entrap Flynn, cover-up evidence exonerating Flynn and threaten Flynn’s son with malicious prosecution. The DOJ recently moved to dismiss the case with prejudice after the revelations of massive misconduct were exposed.
Sullivan is at least the second federal judge Wilkinson has represented. Last year Wilkinson defended Judge Brett Kavanaugh in his Senate confirmation hearings for his Supreme Court nomination where he was falsely accused by Christine Blasey Ford and others of sexual assault in his high school and college years.
The Washington Post reported Saturday on Sullivan’s latest move (excerpt):
The federal judge who refused a Justice Department request to immediately drop the prosecution of former Trump adviser Michael Flynn has hired a high-profile trial lawyer to argue his reasons for investigating whether dismissing the case is legally or ethically appropriate.
In a rare step that adds to this criminal case’s already unusual path, U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan has retained Beth Wilkinson to represent him in defending his decision to a federal appeals court in Washington, according to a person familiar with the hire who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter. The U.S. District Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit is now examining the judge’s actions and the larger case against Flynn after lawyers for Trump’s former national security adviser asked the court to force Sullivan to toss Flynn’s guilty plea.
Wilkinson, known for her top-notch legal skills and get-results style, is expected to file a notice with the court in the coming week about representing the judge. She declined to comment when reached Friday evening. Sullivan also declined to comment through his office.
…Wilkinson, a go-to advocate for prominent officials snared in major Washington investigations and high-stakes legal battles, now joins the fray. Wilkinson represented Brett M. Kavanaugh when he was a Supreme Court Justice nominee and battling accusations he had sexually assaulted Christine Blasey Ford when they were both teens. Her firm also represented the lawyer and longtime confidant of Hillary Clinton amid an investigation into whether Clinton, then secretary of state, had mishandled classified information while trying to avoid using government emails…
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“In a letter addressed to Congress on February 10, 2016, Wilkinson announced that she was representing four of Hillary Clinton’s closest aides: Cheryl Mills, Heather Samuelson, Jake Sullivan, and Philippe Reines.” — Wikipedia bio
Hhhmmm
Lawyers will work for whomever will pay them.
She might be hired to help the judge craft his response to the appeals court.
Sort of makes you look forward to June 1, doesn’t it?
If Flynn is set free, there are many people who might be legally exposed.
I saw someone on Twitter make a veiled reference to Deep State Sullivan's kiddie-rapin son [emmet a. sullivan II], but they had to be careful so they wouldn't get suspended by DS Sullivan's Twitter moderator minions.
Went looking and found the family info - but Goolag appears to be suppressing RapeBoi's particulars.
The scumbag is actually married...
While Flynn twists in the wind. So unfair.
Hmmmmmm...
This is my thought, the court told him to writ the report, not somebody else. Confusing, to say the least.
Married to Gayle at least in 2006 in grandpas obit. Other son is Erik.
i’ve never heard of a federal judge hiring a lawyer to represent him before an appeals court ... assuming this is even true (after all, this is all from a wapo article that was anonymously sourced), i wonder if the appeals court would even allow Sullivan to proceed in that manner before the appeals court ... even if it is true, seems like the appeals court would at least recognize the three-top circus Sullivan’s court is turning into ...
I hope the court does not extend the date beyond june 1st just because he hired Wilkerson.
Beth Wilkinson is married to NBC "news gerbilist" David "The Chimp" Gregory, and has connections to Merrick Garland.
It's a tight little incestuous world in The Swamp...
Google seems to be cleansing judge’s family connections
Who is paying for this new lawyer?
Wilkerson and Garland are close friends. Both worked on Oklahoma City bombing prosecution team.
Nuke DC from obit.
Only way to be sure.
Be sure our president is away first.
SPENDING HIS OWN MONEY?
This dim bulb/ over attenuated retard is spending your Federale taxes in his amusement park
“over annuated”..... me spell check is bloody arful
Nope. The lawyer was hired in an attempt to get an extension of time to file his mandatory response to the appeals court.
He'd be PROUD of his rapin grandson, no doubt...
I was thinking the same thing. Sure looks like he’s got something to hide.
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