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May 13, 2020

Who is Emmet Sullivan? What to know about judge in long-running Michael Flynn case

Here's what to know about Sullivan as he mulls the government's move to drop charges against the former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn.

May 13, 2020

Sen. Blackburn: Obama's DOJ carried out a 'taxpayer-funded conspiracy' against Flynn, Trump

Sen. Marsha Blackburn accused the Obama-era Department of Justice and the FBI of carrying out what was tantamount to a "taxpayer-funded conspiracy" against former Trump national security adviser Gen. Michael Flynn.

May 13, 2020

Andrew McCarthy: Flynn unmasking standoff – Who 'owns' classified info? Who gets to make it public?

Fox News is reporting that there may be some tension between Justice Department officials and Richard Grenell, the acting Director of National Intelligence, regarding the declassification of information related to “unmasking.”

May 13, 2020

Manafort released to home confinement amid coronavirus threat: lawyer

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has been transferred to home confinement after he sought the transfer due to the health risk in prison from coronavirus, Fox News has confirmed.

May 13, 2020

Tim Graham: Could NBC'S Chuck Todd be any lazier? 'Meet the Press' host Russert must be rolling in his grave

The late Tim Russert had a reputation of meticulous preparation for his Sunday turns on "Meet the Press." Guests from both parties feared what Russert would dig up and bring to the table. Russert hired Chuck Todd from The Hotline newsletter in 2007 to be an NBC political reporter. But Todd doesn't seem to be channeling the spirit of Russert in his own preparation.

May 13, 2020

Former US attorney on judge's 'outrageous' decision in Flynn case: I thought I'd 'seen everything'

Former U.S. Attorney Brett Tolman thought he had "seen everything" in over twenty years in the federal criminal justice system until U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan opened the door Tuesday for legal experts and other outside parties to oppose the Justice Department’s motion to drop the case against former Trump national security adviser Gen. Michael Flynn.

May 13, 2020

Ben Shapiro: Unjust Flynn prosecution shows Obama administration shattered rule of law

Our institutions under the Obama administration were politicized in ways that should shock the American conscience.

May 13, 2020

Gregg Jarrett: Flynn judge wrong to allow anti-Trump former Watergate prosecutors to interfere in case

Former Watergate prosecutors now want to meddle in the Michael Flynn court proceedings like uninvited house guests. .

May 12, 2020

Charles Hurt praises 'slave to the law' Barr for 'exposing people like Jim Clapper and Jim Comey'

Washington Times opinion editor and Fox News contributor Charlie Hurt told "Tucker Carlson Tonight" Tuesday that recently released notes written by former FBI counterintelligence chief William Priestap prove that James Comey's FBI sought to "entrap" Michael Flynn for political gain.

May 12, 2020

Brit Hume blasts media coverage of Russia probe: 'The worst journalistic fiasco' I've seen in my career

Fox News senior political analyst Brit Hume told "The Story" Tuesday that the coverage of the FBI's Russia investigation has proved to be the "worst journalistic fiasco" in half a century.