U.S. Appeals Court Orders Dismissal of Criminal Case Against Michael Flynn
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Featured Coverage of this Story
From the Left
Appeals Court Forces Dismissal Of Michael Flynn Case Over Judge’s Objections
A federal appeals court, in a narrow 2-1 decision, moved to force a federal judge to dismiss a criminal case against former White House national security adviser Michael Flynn, who had twice admitted his guilt.
The Justice Department, led by Attorney General William Barr, had moved to dismiss the case against Donald Trump associate Flynn, who has admitted to lying to the FBI about his communications with the Russian government.
Judge Neomi Rao of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, a Trump appointee who formerly served...
From the Right
Appeals court orders Flynn case dismissal, after years-long legal saga
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 -- likely ending the years-long legal saga stemming from the Russia investigation.
The abrupt ending came in a 2-1 ruling and order from judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.
This was the result of an appeal from Flynn's lawyers asking for a so-called writ of mandamus -- essentially an order telling a government official...
From the Center
U.S. appeals court orders dismissal of criminal case against Michael Flynn
A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday directed a federal judge to drop a criminal case against President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn for lying to the FBI, handing a victory to the Justice Department and effectively ending the politically charged case.
In a split decision, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled in favor of Flynn and the Trump administration in preventing U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan from exercising his discretion on whether to grant the department’s motion...
AllSides Picks
April 17th, 2024
April 15th, 2024
April 17th, 2024
More News about Justice from the Left, Center and Right
From the Left
From the Center
From the Right
