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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. 

June 24, 2020

Flynn breaks silence on years-long case, after appeals court orders dismissal

Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn on Wednesday spoke out on his case for the first time, calling the federal appeals decision to order his case dismissed a “good thing” for him and his family and “a great boost of confidence” for the American people and “our justice system.”

June 24, 2020

Andy McCarthy says he was surprised at Flynn ruling but it's the 'right result'

While former Assistant U.S. Attorney Andy McCarthy admitted that he was surprised by a Wednesday federal appeals court order to allow the case against former national security adviser Michael Flynn to be dismissed -- as requested by the Justice Department -- but that it was ultimately the right decision to make. 

June 24, 2020

Republicans cry foul after Nadler lets hearing witness statement run long

The partisan divide between House Democrats and Republicans was on full display Wednesday afternoon during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Justice Department oversight after Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., allowed the opening statement of a former DOJ official to run long.

June 24, 2020

READ: Court's opinion ordering Flynn case dismissal

A federal appeals court on Wednesday ordered a lower court to allow the case against former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn to be dismissed, as requested by the Justice Department.