Judge in Mike Flynn case REFUSES to dismiss it ‘immediately’ and instead says he will take ‘friend of the court’ submissions on what to do next
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The judge overseeing the case of fired national security advisor Mike Flynn revealed Tuesday that the case is not dead yet – and issued an invitation for ‘friend of the court’ briefs in the explosive matter.
U.S. District Judge Judge Emmet Sullivan in a minute order issued Tuesday wrote that ‘given the current posture of this case, the court anticipates that individuals and organizations will seek leave of the court to file amicus curiae briefs …’
He made the statement after the Justice Department made the stunning decision to reverse its position and said last week would no longer prosecute Flynn.
U.S. District Judge Judge Emmet Sullivan wrote that ‘given the current posture of this case, the court anticipates that individuals and organizations will seek leave of the court to file amicus curiae briefs’ in the case of Gen. Mike Flynn
Such friend of the court briefs allow outside parties to make their views known if they aren’t represented but otherwise have an interest in the case.
Sullivan is now overseeing a case where the government does not seek prosecution of the defendant. Even if he were to go ahead and seek to punish the defendant, President Trump has long kept open the possibility of a presidential pardon.
Trump fired Flynn after just 24 days on the job. Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russia’s ambassador to the U.S., Sergey Kislyak.
Nearly 2,000 former Justice Department officials have signed a petition asking Attorney General Bill Barr to resign after the turnaround.
The Justice Department’s decision to shift its position from prosecuting Flynn came from pursuing him for more than a year.
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