JUST IN: Judge in FLYNN Case indicates he'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'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's effort to dismiss the charge against Flynn, indicating he'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

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

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

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

https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000172-0b9e-dc3e-aff6-0f9f35990000