Judge fighting to continue Flynn prosecution halts hearings

WND ^ | Published June 25, 2020 at 11:53am | By WND Staff

[CA Conservative]

Our Company lawyer thinks Sullivan will declare a mis-trial to force the Flynn team to jump through more hoops.

I am not a lawyer, nor do I play one on TV, but declaring a mistrial would have the same practical effect as dismissing the charges. Since the DOJ would be required to refile the charges after a mistrial only if they wanted to retry the case (and they are not going to do that), it would be over. I guess that could be a way to avoid dismissing the charges, but then Sullivan would be in contempt of court, considering he was ORDERED to dismiss the charges by a higher court.

[Magnum44]

[Magnum44]

A paranormal paralegal.

[Rockingham]

To me, that seems too large an explanation. Judge Sullivan likely has idiosyncratic reasons that are hard for us to discern in full.

[Political Junkie Too]

Now he's pressed pause on the case.

It's time for Flynn to argue denial of his 6th amendment right to a speedy trial.

-PJ

[Taxman]

Second paragraph of the WND article credited Washington Examiner and gave the link:

“The Washington Examiner reports Judge Emmet Sullivan issued an order late Wednesday after an appeals court sided with the DOJ’s request.”

[catnipman]

simply crediting an article doesn’t give one license to steal it ...

[JerseyDvl]

I think you are probably correct if history is any indication of what’s to come. This judge has persecuted Flynn for years and doesn’t want to stop now. Appellate smackdown or not. It’s just a matter of what exactly has compromised Sullivan because his shadiness is on full display.

[Taxman]

JEEZ!

Get a life!

[lepton]

With the dissenting opinion as his basis, Judge Sullivan will likely seek an en banc consideration in the Court of Appeals.

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I haven’t read the dissent, but the dissenting judges comments during the hearing suggest he’s thoroughly whackadoodle.

[lepton]

Even Sydney Powell said that in an interview I watched (with Dan Bongino, on YouTube). She said she’d been before Judge Sullivan on other cases, and thought he was a fair judge.

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I saw her make the statement as well, and there is evidence of such being the case. His conduct during his oversight of the case suggested he was being reasonable...and then he went off the deep end.

[lepton]

This judge has persecuted Flynn for years and doesn’t want to stop now.

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This judge took over for the original one. Sullivan allowed a great deal of discovery, and issued an instruction to the prosecution in regarding the Brady rule protections. While there is the episode of his getting dates mangled for which he apologized, in general it is only recently that his actions have become bizarre.

[Rockingham]

The facts of the Flynn case provide poor material, but, in the abstract, the larger legal issue may not be so clear cut. It is easy enough to imagine a case in which a conviction after a plea bargain is undone with tangible harm to the interests of the public or a crime victim. A well-drawn en banc motion would explore such possibilities and urge that the Court of Appeal opinion should be redrawn to more clearly allow a trial judge to hold a substantive hearing in the proper case.

In addition, with seven judges on the DC Circuit appointed by Democrats to four appointed by Republicans, there is always the chance that an en banc partisan lineup may come to the rescue of Judge Sullivan. Indeed, to a greater degree than is commonly realized -- even by lawyers -- judges these days tend to have an avid interest in politics and make it a frequent subject of discussion among them. The exceptions tend to be conservatives with a strict moral view of their judicial role.

Finally, as in baseball, by watching the players one can learn a lot as to what is going on in the game. Flynn and his lawyer have been circumspect in their comments about the case. Even in winning an important victory, they are not acting like they have won the game yet.

[Diogenesis]

judge sullivan MUST be impeached and imprisoned for sedition and treason for his Islamic keepers.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Sullivan still has not signed the dismissal motion.

[Red Badger]

He’s stalling for time.....................

[lepton]

Well, we saw a *big* move to partisanship in judges with the Clintons. Clinton-appointed judges began having regular Clinton-appointee-only meetings to discuss cases and to assign ‘sensitive’ cases amongst themselves, leaving out even other Democrat-appointed judges.

That goes even beyond the expected leanings that would result in a judicial candidate being appointed by a President with activist views.

[Rockingham]

Too bad the non-Clinton judges did not threaten and if necessary file judicial misconduct complaints. I know of an instance some years ago in which a state supreme court justice made such a threat when such a faction developed on his court. Within days, the faction stopped their intrigues and manipulations. Of course, the threat worked because the justice who made the threat had the stones to carry it out if he had to.