Posted on 04/28/2020 2:02:50 PM PDT by bitt
The federal judge presiding over retired Lt. Gen. Mike Flynn’s case issued a surprise order telling the former national security adviser’s previous attorneys to conduct another search of their entire case archive after it was revealed they failed to turn thousands of documents over to Flynn’s new defense team.
The ruling by Judge Emmet Sullivan was made public Tuesday afternoon after Robert Kelner and Stephen Anthony, Flynn’s former lawyers at the powerhouse firm Covington & Burling, claimed there were 6,800 records they had only just now unearthed and turned over to Flynn’s current defense team, which has been led by former federal prosecutor Sidney Powell since July 2019.
“It is FURTHER ORDERED that Covington & Burling LLP shall re-execute a search of every document and communication pertaining to the firm's representation of Mr. Flynn,” stated Sullivan’s ruling, which appeared on the public docket. “It is FURTHER ORDERED that Covington & Burling LLP is FORTHWITH DIRECTED to produce to Mr. Flynn's successor counsel all documents or communications concerning the firm's representation of Mr. Flynn that were not previously transferred in the rolling productions. It is FURTHER ORDERED that Covington & Burling LLP shall file a notice of compliance with this Order by no later than 12:00 PM on May 4, 2020.”
Around the same time Tuesday afternoon, a seven-page filing from the Covington attorneys was unsealed, which showed that Kelner and Anthony had just transferred thousands of documents that they had been sitting on for almost a year to Powell and Flynn’s new team. Earlier in April, Covington admitted it failed to transfer a number of emails and two hand-written notes over to Powell, but Tuesday showed that this was just the tip of the iceberg.
“Covington has now re-executed the email collection and searches on the broader set of emails,
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
What I don’t like is Sullivan is throwing a lifeline to Covington & Burling by ordering all documents ‘pertaining to the representation of Flynn’. AS OPPOSED TO the add’l documents between Covington & Burling & DoJ - where they are screwing Gen. Flynn behind his back. Guess those Docs don’t count as pertaining to the representation of Gen. Flynn.
Perhaps a more likely scenario is that she does NOT have them, but knows they exist?
And those probably won't be billable hours.
“You watch - Flynn won’t get off. There are enormous pressures to make sure that doesn’t happen.”
What can you do to help ensure that that doesn’t happen?
What will you do?
The stakes are high. The stakes are everything. Your cynicism will not protect you. Only your action, and ours will protect you.
What will you, what can you, WHAT CAN WE DO to make sure justice happens?
Expending energy in any other direction is contributing the defeat of Liberty and Truth.
Tell me what you will do.
Er, then why did the Judge order Covington to go back to the well and produce more damaging evidence against themselves? It seems to me he didn't have to do that. I don't know the exact sanction (criminal?) for disobeying a direct order from the judge in a hearing, but it can't be pretty.
I'm open to many interpretations, but this looks dangerous for the prosecutors, whether action is taken against them in Sullivan's court or another venue. Sworn Officers of the Court (lawyers) are assumed to be acting in good faith.
I am not an attorney, and I hope one chimes in, but I see this as an angry judge who is considering punishment for the former attorneys.
If the judge exonerates General Flynn, the matter is closed. Case closed. The judge is supposed to “go home.”
AT present, the case is very much still open and the judge can demand about anything that interests him....from either party.
My guess is that Flynn’s former legal counsel is suffering a lot of sleepless nights.
How about instead..."Covington & Burling LLP shall re-execute a search of every document and communication pertaining to the firm's REAL representation of the corrupt DOJ ,”
Because Flynn already has the documents? But he got them from somewhere other than his former attorneys?
If I didn’t know anything about Michael Flynn except what I saw posted here on FR, I’d have to conclude they the guy is a retarded child.
I saw Sydney say that Covington has 17,000 DOCUMENTS they didn;t turn over!!!
If DOJ threats of reprisals invalidated every plea deal in Federal courts, then every Federal prison would probably be almost empty right now.
Yes. Remember, he was an outspoken and vocal opponent of the Iran policy, which was the flagship foreign policy endeavor of the Obama administration.
He knew where a lot of the bodies were buried, and they were bent on silencing him.
Amen....Judge Sullivan is a DIRTY DC JUDGE!
Flynn needs to SUE the HELL out of his OLD ATTORNEYS and ALL THE COUP PLOTTERS!!! They ALL NEED TO LOSE THEIR HOUSES LIKE HE DID!
Flynn is a self proclaimed LIFE LONG DEMOCRAT.....he BETTER NOT STILL BE!!
The entire firm should be disbarred.
“Same firm as Holder....no?”
If that’s true, then Flynn made a poor choice the first time around. Thank Heaven Sydney Powell is truly working for him — and not sabotaging him.
“The entire firm should be disbarred.”
Isn’t that normally the punishment? When I’ve seen true crime cases on TV, defendants’ attorneys have been disbarred for much less than what Flynn’s lawyers did.
Once he and Sydney Powell are done with this phase, I think / hope she’ll take those guys to the woodshed. He’s bankrupt because of them, not to mention how his name was dragged through the mud for years.
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