The Department of Justice moved to drop their case against Michael Flynn last week.
Eighteen months after pleading guilty for lying about his communication with Russian officials, former national security adviser Michael Flynn is back in the spotlight following bombshell developments in his legal battle.
But the saga isn't over just yet. The case is now in the hands of U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan, who signaled that he won't be letting the issue go so quickly. Flynn's attorneys immediately pushed back against allowing outside briefs, stating that"no further delay should be tolerated" in the case.
Sullivan has requested that Gleeson advise him on whether in trying to rescind his guilty plea about lying the former national security adviser might have committed perjury. Former White House National Security Advisor Michael Flynn leaves the Prettyman Federal Courthouse following a sentencing hearing in U.S. District Court December 18, 2018, in Washington, D.C. The Department of Justice abruptly moved last week to drop the case against Flynn—who pleaded guilty twice to lying to the FBI about his contact with Russian officials.
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