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FOCUS: Flynndication? Not So Fast, Says Judge
Eric Lutz, Vanity Fair
Lutz writes: "As Trump obsesses over 'Obamagate' - that is, crimes supposedly committed by his predecessor that even he cannot actually define - and Mike Pence opens his arms to welcome Flynn back into the fold, the disgraced retired general is not quite in the clear yet."
EXCERPT:
But as Cristian Farias pointed out last week, Sullivan has an opportunity to overrule Barr—and a history with Flynn that suggested he wouldn’t be so quick to accept the DOJ’s decision to dismiss. Presiding over the case, Sullivan has had harsh words for Flynn, both about the lies he told to federal investigators and administration officials and about his shady work for foreign governments. “Arguably, you sold your country out,” he told Flynn in 2018. In his brief order Tuesday, Sullivan didn’t signal any particular feelings about the decision—but it does seem to reflect some suspicion about the highly unusual move by the Justice department. “It is no wonder that a judge would be skeptical, if not downright angry, and come to the conclusion that he had been misled, either at the outset, or now,” former federal prosecutor Matthew J. Jacobs told the Times. Flynn’s legal team, however, immediately objected to the judge’s delay, accusing Sullivan of attempting to “usurp the role of the government’s counsel.” “This travesty of justice has already consumed three or more years of an innocent man’s life — and that of his entire family,” Flynn attorney Sidney Powell wrote Tuesday. “No further delay should be tolerated or any further expense caused to him and his defense.”
Paul Manafort arrives at the federal courthouse in Washington, D.C., for a hearing on June 15, 2019. (photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Paul Manafort Released From Prison, Granted Home Confinement Due to Coronavirus Fears
Rachel Weiner, Spencer S. Hsu and Matt Zapotosky, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "Paul Manafort, President Trump's former campaign chairman, was released Wednesday to serve his prison term under home confinement because of coronavirus fears, one of his lawyers confirmed."
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