BREAKING: Adviser appointed Judge SULLIVAN argues that he can, and should, deny government's motion to drop the charges against FLYNN.
"[T]here is clear evidence that prosecutors have offered pretextual reasons for dismissal."
"[T]here is clear evidence that prosecutors have offered pretextual reasons for dismissal."
The adviser, former Judge John GLEESON, catalogues Trump's 100 tweets about the Flynn case since 2017.
"Everything about this is
irregular."
"Everything about this is
irregular."
GLEESON also says there is "ample" evidence that Flynn perjured himself before Sullivan but recommends against separate proceedings on that, instead recommending Sullivan factor it into his sentencing recommendation.
GLEESON describes as "self-serving gamesmanship" Flynn's repeated guilty pleas that he only reversed after realizing Sullivan was preparing to sentence him to prison.
TWO WORDS appear repeatedly in Gleeson's filing: "irregular" and "pretextual"
The full brief: courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
GLEESON also goes hard at the heart of the Flynn prosecution: There's not an iota of evidence that contradicts FBI finding that Flynn lied about his contacts with Russian ambassador. And subsequent evidence - including DNI transcripts - only confirmed it.
NEW: The ex-judge tapped to advise the court in the FLYNN case has issued a scathing report accusing DOJ of distorting justice to dropt he case against an ally of the president, and inventing "pretextual" reasons to back up the move. w/ @joshgerstein
politico.com/news/2020/06/1…
politico.com/news/2020/06/1…
@joshgerstein IMPORTANT POINT: Gleeson notes that Trump could end this all with a pardon, rather than ask DOJ and the court to do it for him.
But he hasn't despite flirting with it for years. politico.com/news/2020/06/1…
But he hasn't despite flirting with it for years. politico.com/news/2020/06/1…
@joshgerstein GLEESON also argues that any other defendant — other than a friend of the president — would be laughed out of court for asking about the psychology of the investigating agents or whether an agency once debated closing the case. politico.com/news/2020/06/1…
NEW: Judge SULLIVAN files a new brief urging Appeals Court to reject Flynn’s effort to force him to dismiss the case.
He says he hasn’t even had a chance to inquire about Flynn’s admission to acting as an unregistered agent of Turkey, which DOJ has ignored.
He says he hasn’t even had a chance to inquire about Flynn’s admission to acting as an unregistered agent of Turkey, which DOJ has ignored.
AND: The House Judiciary Committee filed its own brief today, leaning heavily on Barr’s repeated refusal to submit to committee oversight. judiciary.house.gov/uploadedfiles/…
