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June 25, 2020

Flynn case hearing, deadlines nixed after court ordered to allow dismissal

U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan on Thursday ordered the cancellation of a hearing he had scheduled in Michael Flynn's case, following a ruling from the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals saying Sullivan has to dismiss the case.

June 25, 2020

KT McFarland: Targeting of Flynn was about stopping Trump and 'will' of voters

The targeting of former National Security Adviser Gen. Michael Flynn by Obama-era FBI and Justice Department officials was all about a coordinated effort to stop the Trump administration and the "will" of American voters, former Deputy National Security Adviser K.T. McFarland said Thursday.

June 25, 2020

Andrew McCarthy: Michael Flynn FBI notes — What do they tell us about Obama team and the case?

Flynn defense lawyer Sidney Powell has filed an intriguing supplement to the defense’s concurrence in the Justice Department’s dismissal motion.

June 25, 2020

Andrew McCarthy: In Michael Flynn case, appeals court issues extraordinary ruling – here’s why

An appeals court decided that the judge in the Michael Flynn case had gone too far in refusing to allow the Justice Department to drop Flynn's prosecution. So the court ordered the judge to stop blocking the dismissal of the case.

June 24, 2020

McEnany reacts to Flynn ruling: 'Justice was served in a very strong and powerful way'

White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany told "The Story" Wednesday that "justice prevailed" when a divided federal appeals panel ordered a lower court to dismiss the case against former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, as requested by the Justice Department.

June 24, 2020

Hans von Spakovsky: Wrongful Michael Flynn prosecution blocked by appeals court – legal nightmare should end

The decision Wednesday by a federal appeals court to allow the Justice Department to drop charges against former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn of making false statements to the FBI followed the law and prior precedents.

June 24, 2020

Wray claims FBI has taken '40 corrective measures' after damning watchdog report on FISA abuse

FBI Director Christopher Wray claimed on "Special Report" Wednesday that the bureau has undertaken a wide-ranging corrective effort in the wake of the Justice Department inspector general's damning March report that found the agency repeatedly violated surveillance rules.

June 24, 2020

Greg Gutfeld hails ruling in Michael Flynn case, says ex-Trump adviser victim of 'long injustice'

"The Five" reacted Wednesday to the news that a three-judge federal appeals panel ordered a lower court to allow the Justice Department to dismiss its case against former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn.

June 24, 2020

Strzok notes show Obama, Biden weighed in on Flynn case even as Comey downplayed it: lawyers

Michael Flynn’s lawyers said newly uncovered notes from former FBI official Peter Strzok indicate then-FBI Director James Comey appeared to downplay Flynn’s fateful calls during the presidential transition with Russia's ambassador as “legit,” in a meeting where then-President Barack Obama and then-Vice President Joe Biden also weighed in. 

June 24, 2020

Gregg Jarrett: Michael Flynn case — court schools Judge Sullivan on law and the Constitution

Finally, a semblance of sanity has been restored to the law and Constitution in the misbegotten prosecution of former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn.