Justice Department showed 'gross abuse of prosecutorial power" in Michael Flynn case

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

court-appointed arbiter says

WASHINGTON – The Justice Department showed a "gross abuse of prosecutorial power" in its push to drop the case against Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, a court-appointed arbiter said Wednesday.

Retired federal judge John Gleeson said the Justice Department's bid to dismiss Flynn's case should be denied because its arguments "are not credible," suggesting the government violated safeguards designed to prevent "dubious dismissals of criminal cases that would benefit powerful and well-connected defendants."

"The Department of Justice has a solemn responsibility to prosecute this case – like every other case – without fear or favor,” Gleeson argued. “It has abdicated that responsibility through a gross abuse of prosecutorial power, attempting to provide special treatment to a favored friend and political ally of the President of the United States. It has treated the case like no other, and in doing so has undermined the public’s confidence in the rule of law."

Gleeson's searing rebuke is the latest in what has become a fraught and long-running prosecution of the former Army general. U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan, who has been overseeing the case for the past three years, appointed Gleeson to challenge the Justice Department's motion to drop the case and to examine whether Flynn committed perjury in declaring his innocence for a crime he had earlier admitted.

https://news.yahoo.com/justice-department-showed-gross-abuse-165849991.html

Billy Barr no doubt will appeal

[Nevilledog]

1. Nothing to appeal, yet.

This is an amicus brief ordered by the trial judge.

[samsingh]

2. why do they owe flynn such a big favor?

[poli-junkie]

4. Isn't Trump appeasing Flynn so that Flynn doesn't squeal on him?

On the very day Trump was inaugurated, Flynn was assuring the Russians that the Trump admin. will lift Russian sanctions.

[Jarqui]

6. That's exactly why they're doing it - to appease Flynn so he doesn't squeal.

They have no choice but to use a pardon on Roger Stone.
They've got Manafort home.
They have this cute way to try to get Flynn off.

It will then be easier to sell Stone getting pardoned as a lone pardon to pound through the media while alleging Obama, Comey, etc were the crooked ones ...

[lindysalsagal]

3. The magat still doesn't own all the judges.

We outnumber them!!!!

[BComplex]

5. Barr needs to be impeached.

This proves it.