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May 15, 2020

Jordan accuses media of being 'cheerleaders at interesting times' in Michael Flynn investigation

House Judiciary Committee ranking member Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, told "The Ingraham Angle" Thursday the media have been "cheerleading" the prosecution of former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn since the beginning, citing apparent leaks from the Obama administration that were published at "interesting times."

May 14, 2020

Mark Levin shreds 'arrogant' Michael Flynn case judge: 'Get him the hell off this case'

Mark Levin blasted U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan Thursday, accusing him of going "rogue" in his handling of the case of former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn.

May 14, 2020

Sen. Kelly Loeffler of Georgia turns over stock documents to Justice Dept., SEC, Senate ethics panel

U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Georgia, has turned over personal stock documents and other information to federal authorities amid scrutiny over transactions she allegedly made after attending a January government briefing on the coronavirus, Fox News confirmed Thursday.

May 14, 2020

Flynn attorney Powell left stunned by case judge's rare order: 'I am mystified by the entire thing'

Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn's lead attorney told "Hannity" Thursday she was "extremely disappointed and saddened" by U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan's order appointing a third party to argue against the Justice Department's motion to dismiss the case against the retired Army lieutenant general.

May 14, 2020

Ex-Independent Counsel Robert Ray calls for dismissal of Michael Flynn case: 'Enough damage has been done'

Former Whitewater prosecutor Robert Ray told "Bill Hemmer Reports" Thursday that the release of documents showing top Obama administration officials -- including then-Vice President Joe Biden -- requested to "unmask" the identity of Michael Flynn" casts a "political color" to the motivations behind the investigation.

May 14, 2020

Brennan, who sought to 'unmask' Flynn, claims release of names is ‘abominable abuse of authority’

Former CIA director John Brennan, one of the Obama-era officials who sought to “unmask” Michael Flynn during the presidential transition period, claimed Thursday the release of the names was an “abominable abuse of authority.” 

May 14, 2020

Ken Starr reacts to Michael Flynn unmasking list: 'Why did Vice President Biden need to unmask?'

Former Whitewater independent counsel and Fox News contributor Ken Starr told "Your World with Neil Cavuto" Thursday that the recently disclosed list of top Obama administration officials who requested the "unmasking" of Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn raises "very serious questions."

May 14, 2020

Charles Lipson on repealing the Logan Act: 'Get it off the books before it can be used for mischief again'

Professor Charles Lipson makes a case for why the Logan Act should be repealed, citing the most recent abuse of the law used by the FBI and DOJ against General Michael Flynn.

May 14, 2020

Lawyer appointed by judge in Flynn case once said government has 'near-absolute power' to 'extinguish a case'

Former prosecutor and federal judge John Gleeson, who was appointed by Judge Emmet Sullivan to submit a brief opposing the Justice Department's (DOJ's) motion to dismiss former national security adviser Michael Flynn’s case, recently went public defending Sullivan’s decision not to sign off on dropping the case -- but his own judicial history undermines that position.

May 14, 2020

Public health versus public safety: Confusion looms as sex offenders are released from incarceration across the country

Ever since the novel coronavirus took hold across the country – of which prisons and jails are far from immune – earlier this year, authorities have released tens of thousands of inmates both in the pretrial phase and those already convicted. Among them have been a significant number of sex offenders, triggering steep concern over whether some officials are diminishing public safety under the fragile lens of public health.