Flynn case enters 'completely uncharted waters'
Trump sought to exploit release of a declassified document tangentially tying Joe Biden to the Michael Flynn inquiry.Barr’s decision means the Justice Department is essentially teaming up with the defense team to end the prosecution. Sullivan’s response could send Flynn to jail anyway.
Now Sullivan presumably wants to know whether Flynn was telling the truth when he pleaded guilty to lying to FBI agents, a felony — or to the judge, thus potentially committing perjury, when he stood by his guilty plea. Either way puts Flynn in potential jeopardy.Advertisement President Reagan first named Sullivan, a Washington native, as a Superior Court judge in 1984. President George H.W. Bush, another Republican, elevated him to the appeals court in 1991, and President Clinton, a Democrat, nominated him to the federal bench in 1994.
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