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May 7, 2020

Ilhan Omar claims 'white privilege at work' in DOJ move to dismiss Flynn case

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., argued Thursday that "white privilege" led the Justice Department to move to drop its criminal case against former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn.

May 7, 2020

Gutfeld: Dems 'must be tired of losing' after Flynn charges dropped, Mueller probe 'exposed'

"The Five" co-host Greg Gutfeld recalled one of President Trump's campaign mantras in response to Thursday's news that the Justice Department had moved to drop its case against former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn.

May 7, 2020

Gregg Jarrett: Ending Michael Flynn prosecution exposes and destroys Trump-Russia collusion hoax

The notion that candidate Donald Trump conspired with Moscow to steal the 2016 presidential election was always an implausible phantasm built on a foundation of Russian disinformation commissioned by the Hillary Clinton campaign and Democrats.

May 7, 2020

Flynn reacts to DOJ dropping case against him: ‘Justice for all’

Former national security adviser Michael Flynn reacted to the news that the Justice Department has moved to drop its case against him by tweeting a video of his grandson reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.

May 7, 2020

Comey sounds off after move to drop Flynn case: 'DOJ has lost its way'

Former FBI Director James Comey lamented that the “DOJ has lost its way” as he expressed disappointment over the news that the Justice Department moved Thursday to drop the case against former White House national security adviser Michael Flynn.

May 7, 2020

John Yoo: Dropping Flynn charges right call by Barr — important first step in FBI, DOJ cleanup

The revelations of FBI shenanigans by people whom the Trump administration has since fired or have resigned justified the extraordinary step of letting Flynn go.

May 7, 2020

Former federal prosecutor says Flynn 'in the clear' after DOJ asks to dismiss case

Former federal prosecutor Andrew McCarthy told "The Daily Briefing" Thursday that former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn is "in the clear" after the Justice Department moved to drop its case against the retired Army lieutenant general.

May 7, 2020

Ex-Trump lawyer Dowd claims Mueller 'badly misled' White House legal team, mocks Schiff as 'Nancy's liar'

President Trump's former attorney John Dowd told “The Brian Kilmeade Show” on Fox News Radio Thursday he found it "staggering” that former Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s “so-called 'Dream Team' would put on such a fraud.”

May 7, 2020

Trump calls Flynn 'innocent man' after DOJ drops case against former national security adviser

President Trump praised former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn and tore into the administration of former President Barack Obama on Thursday after learning that the Justice Department had dropped its case against Flynn.

May 7, 2020

Read: DOJ’s motion to dismiss charges against Michael Flynn

The Justice Department on Thursday filed a motion to drop the charges against former national security adviser Michael Flynn. Read the filing here.