This is a major development. Gleeson was a widely respected judge with no patience for destroying the DOJ.

Barr’s shameless hackery could backfire:
Judge Sullivan appointed him “to investigate whether Mr. Flynn committed perjury, an extraordinary move” https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/13/us/politics/michael-flynn-john-gleeson-judge.html

This is akin to Judge Sullivan appointing a special prosecutor independent of the DOJ.
I imagine Gleeson will hew closely to his assignment, but there is a possibility it could lead him to investigate more deeply.

The chance of Trump pardoning Flynn just went from low to high.

This is a good thread:
The issue isn’t whether Flynn lied simply by pleading guilty— that’s really not a likely perjury charge— but whether he lied in other statements to the court.
https://twitter.com/gabrielmalor/status/1260741979299856384?s=21 https://twitter.com/gabrielmalor/status/1260741979299856384