DOJ committed 'gross abuse' of power in asking to drop case against ex-Trump advisor Michael Flynn, says former judge tapped to review request

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DOJ abused power in effort to drop Michael Flynn case, says ex-judge appointed to review decision

Former national security advisor Michael Flynn "has indeed committed perjury" in his statements to a federal judge, "for which he deserves punishment," a former judge said in a court filing Wednesday.

"Rather, [Sullivan] should take Flynn's perjury into account in sentencing him on the offense to which he has already admitted guilt," Gleeson wrote in a filing in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. "It has abdicated that responsibility through a gross abuse of prosecutorial power, attempting to provide special treatment to a favored friend and political ally of the President of the United States," he wrote.

Sullivan also asked Gleeson to address whether Flynn should be punished for committing perjury before the court by lying to Sullivan when he twice pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his conversations with a Russian diplomat in the weeks before President Donald Trump was inaugurated.

 

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He wasn’t appointment to review the decision. He was hired to file an argument against DOJ. Stop misleading people.

Laughable.

CNBC is supposed to be a business outlet. This is of NO INTEREST. Get your shit together!

Um. Bullshit. There is evidence of coercion.

Cnbc has turned into a political trash can. How about some market posts.

Trump is a terrorist it's time for American Patriots or Global Patriots to treat him like one! Remove Trump and his CRIMEFAMILY🖤💜🇺🇸

Why are the FBI, DOJ and other Federal Law Officials held to a different, mostly less, standard of truth and fairness than those they chose to prosecute

Loool. Love how communist nbc will cover judge Sullivan circus but refuse to cover the Obamagate scandals. Almost like their not a real news organization 🤔

BARRRESIGN

“It has abdicated that responsibility through a gross abuse of prosecutorial power, attempting to provide special treatment to a favored friend and political ally of the President of the United States,” he wrote.

What about the treason he perjured himself over? 'The Boss is aware of this.'

traitor

Communistcast Soros puppet

Obamagate is real sadly 😞

Wrong platform.

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