Thread. My favorite bits of this article tweeted with pictures of cute animals. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/us-judge-puts-on-hold-justice-dept-move-to-dismiss-michael-flynns-guilty-plea-to-hear-outside-groups-challenges/2020/05/12/2fb4e356-949d-11ea-82b4-c8db161ff6e5_story.html?fbclid=IwAR16s_uHrmr04SCKJy-HeePGIuI-MThTzJmCyq5xG1sfWXAl67V3XWoDa8E

A U.S. judge put on hold the Justice Department’s move to drop charges against Michael Flynn

he expects independent groups and legal experts to argue against the bid to exonerate President Trump’s former national security adviser of lying to the FBI

Having others weigh in could preface more aggressive steps that the federal judge in Washington could take

Legal experts said the order allows others to file objections to the Justice Department’s move and could open the door for adversarial proceedings in which one or more attorneys argue against the Justice Department.

It would also permit, if the judge chooses, requiring both sides to produce evidence and revisit the case for and against Flynn.

In an evidentiary hearing, Sullivan could call witnesses — such as Flynn, his investigators or even prosecutors — to obtain more facts about how the case was handled and why Flynn and agents took the steps they did.

Sullivan has not hesitated to personally question Flynn in court before, as he did during a 2018 hearing, when he rejected a defense motion supported by the government for probation.

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