Judge Emmet Sullivan said he’ll receive written arguments that are likely to oppose Justice’s bid to abandon the high-profile prosecution.
The judge presiding over the tumultuous case of Michael Flynn pumped the brakes Tuesday on an effort by the Justice Department to drop the case against the former national security adviser and ally of President Donald Trump.
Sullivan did not say whether he plans to hold a hearing on the government’s unusual motion to abandon the two-and-a-half year old case, but his announcement Tuesday signals that he plans to entertain arguments—at least in writing—against the unified front in favor of dismissal being advanced by the prosecution and defense.from Flynn's lawyers confirming that he consents to the case against him being dropped.
In a bid for leniency, Flynn cooperated extensively with special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation as part of his plea agreement. A career prosecutor assigned to the case while working in Mueller's office, Brandon van Grack, withdrew, and the department's notice to Sullivan was signed only by the top prosecutor for Washington, DC., who is a former aide to Attorney General William Barr.
In addition to the smattering of formal legal filings, a tussle over the Flynn case has played out in public over the past few days, through op-eds, news reports, cable TV appearances and social media posts.the Justice Department's decision last week, declaring that it showed"our basic understanding of rule of law is at risk" in the U.S..
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