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Showing Original Post only (View all)U.S. Appeals Court Orders Judge to Dismiss Michael Flynn Case [View all]
Source: Bloomberg
A federal appeals court ordered a judge to immediately dismiss the criminal case against President Donald Trumps former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, Bloomberg News reports.
A three-judge appellate panel on Wednesday denied U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan the authority to examine whether the governments surprise motion to dismiss the case, in which Flynn pleaded guilty twice to lying to the FBI, was part of a corrupt effort to aid one of Trumps political allies.
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Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-24/u-s-appeals-court-orders-judge-to-dismiss-michael-flynn-case
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Surprisingly the decision was written by a trump appointee. Sure glad there is no difference
still_one
Jun 2020
#6
Flynn is a free man. No felony record. Therefore no need for Trump to pardon. damn, damn damn
riversedge
Jun 2020
#8
Who is they? Who is going to appeal it? Can a judge appeal a decision of another court?
KPN
Jun 2020
#28
Yeah. What happened to that? Looks like those judges Moscow Mitch rammed through
BComplex
Jun 2020
#23
They'll likely have to either impeach some judges or appoint increase the number oif District judges
KPN
Jun 2020
#31
Under rule of law, if a judge has no standing when the DOJ abdicates, then there is
ancianita
Jun 2020
#71
All true. It's like Russia is running our country. It's like they have been running republicans for
BComplex
Jun 2020
#36
Does double jeopardy apply here or can the next head of the DOJ actually seek justice still?
cstanleytech
Jun 2020
#52
Let's hope that the entire appeals court takes this up and reverses the decision of the three
totodeinhere
Jun 2020
#54
I agree, Paul. We need to start a thread with our wish list on what Biden needs to do.
BComplex
Jun 2020
#76
Shameful. No coincidence this ruling comes right before the prosecutor testifies before House today
iluvtennis
Jun 2020
#57
We are watching the dissection of democracy and McConnell's court stacking is huge in that effort
Evolve Dammit
Jun 2020
#60
Merely being a trump appointee normally would not be enough to justify recusal.
totodeinhere
Jun 2020
#68
I gotta believe this is highly unusual for the appeals court to force a judge to make a ruling?
bluestarone
Jun 2020
#78