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“DC Circuit’s Michael Flynn ruling is posting now — order says Flynn loses petition challenging judge who set a hearing to weigh Barr DOJ’s bid to dump the case”
FULL OPINION: https://t.co/VWRZPPVHDm
— Mike Scarcella (@MikeScarcella) August 31, 2020
Breaking: Federal appeals court denies request by Michael Flynn and the Justice Department to shut down his criminal case in court quickly through an appeal.
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) August 31, 2020
A federal appeals court ruled Monday against Michael Flynn and the Justice Department in their request to quickly shut down his criminal case.
The 8-2 decision restores power to a judge to question the Justice Department’s moves in the politically divisive case, when Attorney General William Barr dropped charges against President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser earlier this year despite twice pleading guilty to lying under oath to lying to the FBI.
Flynn had fought District Judge Emmet Sullivan’s decision to ask a third-party lawyer to argue against the Justice Department’s dismissal in the case, and his plans to hold a hearing, which has not yet happened. – READ MORE
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