Court Seems Open to Allowing Judge to Scrutinize Bid to Drop Flynn Case

Posted on AllSides June 12th, 2020
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WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court panel appeared inclined on Friday to permit a trial judge to complete his review of the Justice Department’s attempt to drop a criminal case against President Trump’s former national security adviser Michael T. Flynn, as all three judges asked skeptical questions about a request that they intervene and order the case dismissed.

The nearly two hours of oral arguments, conducted by telephone because of the coronavirus pandemic and live-streamed over YouTube, were the latest step in an extraordinary and politically charged case against Mr....

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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/12/us/politics/michael-flynn-appeals-court.html

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