The Justice Department asked a judge to dismiss Flynn's case after a new review of evidence ordered by Attorney General Bill Barr.
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court will force a judge to dismiss the criminal case against President Donald Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn.on Wednesday from the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit is a decisive win for Flynn. Flynn had pleaded guilty to one count of lying to the FBI about his contacts with the Russian government right before President Donald Trump took office in 2017, but then changed course to fight the prosecution, with Trump's support.
Judge Robert Wilkins dissented, writing that,"It is a great irony that, in finding the District Court to have exceeded its jurisdiction, this Court so grievously oversteps its own." In May, the Justice Department notified the court that it wished to drop the prosecution altogether, citing new evidence uncovered during a review of Flynn's case ordered by Attorney General Bill Barr. When Sullivan refused to immediately grant the request and dismiss the case, instead inviting briefing and scheduling a hearing, Flynn petitioned the DC Circuit to step in.
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