Posted on 05/13/2020 12:18:11 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
The fate of former national security adviser Michael Flynn lies in the hands of a federal judge with an established reputation of being a fiercely independent thinker.
U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan, who was appointed to the bench in 1994 by former President Clinton, will determine whether to grant the request by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to drop charges against Flynn, who pleaded guilty in December 2017 to lying to federal agents about conversations he had with then-Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak.
On Tuesday evening, Sullivan pulled a surprise, announcing in a court filing that he would allow interested parties to weigh in on the case with amicus briefs, an unusual move for a criminal prosecution, and enter a scheduling order at the appropriate time. The move was opposed by Flynn's lawyers, who argued that it would be inappropriate to allow third parties to weigh in on the case.
Sullivan has several options for responding to the DOJ motion beyond Tuesdays action.
Sullivan could eventually move to dismiss the case with prejudice, meaning Flynns case would be permanently dismissed and he could never be charged again for the same incident. Or, the judge could grant dismissal without prejudice, which would allow the case to be considered again particularly if the White House flips in November.
Another option is for Sullivan to collect as much information as he sees fit before making a decision, which could include calling the U.S. attorney for D.C., Timothy Shea, and even Attorney General William Barr to testify.
He could also deny the motion, block the withdrawal of Flynns guilty plea and choose to proceed with sentencing the retired Army lieutenant general.
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But I was not inferring that Sullivan needed more evidence to convict or that he wants it.
My intent was to point out that as more dirt is uncovered, more people will be exposed as criminals and there will be more prosecutions, most of which will damage if not destroy the dim party's upper level management.
If trhe dims were not stupid, they would have quit long ago and none of this information would have been exposed.
Yes, I wasn’t trying to counter your point, just adding to the conversation. You would think the left, like the DOJ, would want this to go away before more damage is done.
Sullivan is obviously a “step’n’fetchit for the deep state. Any other judge would be appalled and insulted after the Stevens case.
The time has come to answer the dare.
Judge Sullivan will go for door #3...proceed with the sentencing to force Trump into a pardon.
A partisan who should be disqualified.
A partisan who should be disqualified.
Ah, missed it, but we are on the same page.
If he refuses to dismiss and Flynn appeals, can DOJ just refuse to put on a case?
Howard University. That makes perfect sense.
I once worked with a Howard grad with an “engineering degree”. What a disaster that was.
Every Democrat is corrupt scum.
Didn’t incoming national security adviser to be Flynn meet with the Russian Ambassador in December 2016, AFTER the election was over?
I know, the “experts” were saying Flynn should have waited until January 2017, after Donald Trump was inaugurated.
Crime of the century, according to the left.
Yes, and every new administration does this. But it's hard to weaponize the intelligence community when the former Director of the NSA is the President's National Security Advisor. So they used Kislyak to get rid of both Flynn and Sessions. No highly connected NSA and no AG to gum up the works.
Normally I would agree, but it would be a new “prosecution” which is on-board with Barr’s wishes to throw the whole case out.
It’s been truly depressing seeing the extent of corruption in all branches of the government in the Russia collusion hoax and particularly in the Flynn persecution - the CIA, FBI, the Dept of Justice, Congress (of course), and even the federal judiciary. Our federal government is mostly swamp at this point - draining it would be like cleaning up the Augean Stables, and all that would be left would be an empty shell.
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