Judge Emmet Sullivan announced he would not simply rubber stamp Barr’s maneuver to free Michael Flynn
Photo: Getty Images Last week, the Department of Justice took the extraordinary step of withdrawing charges against former Trump National Security Adviser Michael Flynn — charges Flynn had confessed to. Trump’s supporters exploded in celebration at Flynn’s “vindication,” the latest step in Attorney General William Barr’s campaign to discredit and undo the Mueller investigation.
Then tonight, Judge Sullivan dropped a bomb. He announced that he would not simply rubber stamp Barr’s maneuver to free Flynn. Instead, he is bringing in a judge to review the case and provide the pushback against Flynn’s defense lawyers that is missing now that the DOJ has essentially joined in with Flynn’s legal team.
Gleeson’s op-ed plainly states just how corrupt Barr’s move to free Flynn appears to be. It is worth closely reading his blunt description: Gleeson’s appointment does not guarantee Flynn will be sentenced. But it does seem to make that outcome at least very possible: It’s hard to imagine why Sullivan would take such an extraordinary step without giving the judge he appointed real authority. Indeed, Sullivan today raised the prospect Flynn could be charged with contempt of court.
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