Judge asks appeals court to revive Michael Flynn case, permit review of DOJ dismissal

[Gothmog]

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The legal saga of President Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn continued Thursday when a judge asked the appeals court in Washington to revive his effort to scrutinize the Justice Department’s move to drop Flynn’s case.

The full U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit will now decide whether to take a second look at U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan’s plan to examine whether the government’s move to undo Flynn’s plea of guilty is in the public interest.

Sullivan’s request for rehearing comes after a divided three-judge panel on June 24 ordered him to put an end to the case and said Sullivan was wrong to appoint a retired federal judge to argue against the government’s position.

In response, Sullivan’s attorneys told the court that while the panel majority’s opinion is couched as a fact-bound ruling, it marks a “dramatic break from precedent” that “threatens to turn ordinary judicial process upside down.”

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[MyOwnPeace]

1. This is GOOD!

BarrBarrHut has to wait to hear from a full Appeals Court to rule on the proceedings - tougher to do a "railroad" job when you have so many ears in a room.

[DonaldsRump]

2. Even though he was first appointed by Reagan to the DC Superior Court

I'm kinda' digging Judge Emmet Sullivan. He seems like a person of principle.

[Volaris]

3. Even if he were not...judges generally dont like it when their judiciaries are fucked with..

If nothing else, this judge has decided to protect his own turf from a ratfucking by the Executive branch.