JUST IN: Judge in FLYNN Case indicates he& #39;s going to set a schedule to receive briefs from interested parties regarding the effort by DOJ to drop the case.

This tells us very little except that Sullivan doesn& #39;t appear to be ready to toss the case against Flynn summarily and will at least solicit input from other parties.

NEW: Judge in FLYNN case is pumping the brakes on DOJ& #39;s effort to dismiss the charge against Flynn, indicating he& #39;ll seek more info before a final decision. The latest w/ @joshgerstein https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/12/judge-slows-effort-drop-flynn-case-252725">https://www.politico.com/news/2020...

UPDATE: We have the filing that appears to have prompted Judge Sullivan to pursue a schedule for receiving briefs -- it& #39;s from 16 former Watergate prosecutors.

The filing: https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000172-0b9e-dc3e-aff6-0f9f35990000">https://www.politico.com/f/... https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/12/judge-slows-effort-drop-flynn-case-252725">https://www.politico.com/news/2020...

The Watergate prosecutors argue that once a guilty plea is accepted, as it was for Flynn, it& #39;s final and becomes the juridiction of the courts. They intend to file an amicus brief presenting this argument more fully by May 21.

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