Law prof Jonathan Turley calls Sullivan’s stunning move in Flynn case ‘discomforting’ and ‘unnerving’
May 14, 2020 | Vivek Saxena
Fox News’ Judge Jeanine Pirro isn’t the only legal expert pushing back on U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan’s controversial decision to keep the case against former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn alive despite a request from the Department of Justice to drop it.
In tweets posted late Wednesday, legal scholar Jonathan Turley, a professor of George Washington University Law School who participated in the impeachments of both former President Bill Clinton and current President Donald Trump, described Sullivan’s moves as “increasingly discomforting†and “unnerving.â€
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Judge Sullivan has now appointed a retired judge to look into “whether the Court should issue an Order to Show Cause why Mr. Flynn should not be held in criminal contempt for perjury.†Thus, the court is not only considering denying an uncontested motion for dismissal but...
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...but considering a new charge based on Flynn's effort to withdraw his plea. Consider the implications for many cases where defendants seek to withdraw pleas due to prosecutorial abuse. It would create a threat of a judicial charge even when prosecutors agree with defendants.
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