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Justice Department Submits Brief to Appeals Court in Flynn Case

Elliot Setzer Tue, Jun 2, 2020, 11:19 AM

The Justice Department on Monday, June 1 filed a brief urging the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to force district court judge Emmet Sullivan to dismiss the prosecution of former national security adviser Michael Flynn. That move came after the Justice Department moved to drop a charge against Flynn, who previously pled guilty to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russia’s ambassador, and Sullivan declined to immediately abandon the case.

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Judge Sullivan Submits Brief to D.C. Circuit on Flynn Case

Elliot Setzer Mon, Jun 1, 2020, 4:42 PM

On June 1, Judge Emmet Sullivan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia submitted a brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit outlining his rationale for declining to immediately dismiss the case against former national security adviser Michael Flynn after the Justice Department moved to drop their charges. A panel of judges on the D.C. Circuit had ordered Sullivan on May 21 to respond to an emergency request by Flynn that the appeals court force him to drop the case.

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Director of National Intelligence Declassifies Flynn-Kislyak Transcripts

Mikhaila Fogel Fri, May 29, 2020, 5:11 PM

On Friday, Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe declassified and released the transcripts of the December 2016 calls between former national security adviser Michael Flynn and then-Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak. The calls are at the center of the ongoing criminal case again Flynn.

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Judge Sullivan Can Reject the Government’s Motion to Drop Flynn’s Case

Andrew Crespo, Laura Londoño Pardo, Kristy Parker, Nathaniel Sobel Mon, May 18, 2020, 4:52 PM

If, after careful review, the judge finds that the government’s motion to dismiss the case against Michael Flynn is tainted, he has a duty to deny that motion.

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Why the Flynn Interview Was Predicated

Barbara McQuade Wed, May 13, 2020, 12:20 PM

The Justice Department’s motion to dismiss the case against former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn is flawed in many ways, but one of its weakest arguments is that the investigation of Flynn was not properly “predicated.”

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House Intelligence Committee Releases Interviews from Russia Investigation

Gordon Ahl Tue, May 12, 2020, 11:07 AM

The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence released 57 interview transcripts and several additional documents from the committee’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election.

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The Justice Department’s Faulty Arguments in the Flynn Case

Robert S. Litt Fri, May 8, 2020, 6:50 PM

Under the logic of the government’s motion to dismiss the charges against Michael Flynn, the FBI can’t investigate whether someone is a Russian agent unless it already has evidence that the person is a Russian agent.