The argument being made by Flynn's lawyer to the DC Circuit boils down to this:
- Don't let the facts come out about why DOJ flipped.
- Don't let the trial judge ask questions.
- Don't even let him think about it.
- Just--quickly, quietly--make this all go away. NOW.
- Don't let the facts come out about why DOJ flipped.
- Don't let the trial judge ask questions.
- Don't even let him think about it.
- Just--quickly, quietly--make this all go away. NOW.
DOJ says the Flynn case threatens to harm "the integrity of" not just law enforcement but also the judiciary.
But it's not the unprecedented dropping of criminal charges, after 2 guilty pleas, for a crony of the President's.
It's...the district court's appointment of an amicus!
But it's not the unprecedented dropping of criminal charges, after 2 guilty pleas, for a crony of the President's.
It's...the district court's appointment of an amicus!
DOJ says it didn't even have to explain itself to the trial court--it could've simply told the court, after DOJ charged & obtained 2 guilty pleas, it now wanted the case to disappear, & the court would've HAD to obey.
Core DOJ argument: we don't even have to explain ourselves.
Core DOJ argument: we don't even have to explain ourselves.
The craziest aspect of the argument by Flynn's lawyer is the attempt to make what DOJ did in his case seem normal & the judge's response abnormal.
There's NOTHING normal about what DOJ's done in Flynn's case.
& that means it would be absurd for the judge to treat it as normal.
There's NOTHING normal about what DOJ's done in Flynn's case.
& that means it would be absurd for the judge to treat it as normal.
