More on Flynn

Opinion: Michael Flynn isn’t a martyr.

He’s a crook and a crackpot. https://t.co/rpKF3LDoUR

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 15, 2020

NEW: Breaking down and explaining the legally and politically complex Michael Flynn case and the issues now facing Judge Sullivan, w/ my colleague @SharonLNYT https://t.co/7SJkz7UUBA

— Charlie Savage (@charlie_savage) May 15, 2020

The Times recalls an important fact here — White House counsel Don McGahn reviewed the transcripts of Flynn’s conversations with Kislyak, and agreed he was lying https://t.co/IvzAsF19Xs

— Blake News (@blakehounshell) May 14, 2020

So it turns out that the Trump cult’s release of the unmasking requests related to Flynn suggest that Flynn was engaged in OTHER suspicious activity beyond what’s publicly known. Good work, guys. https://t.co/fK4PHKV3Eq

— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) May 14, 2020

Thread: https://t.co/1tf4Fbcj5l

— Susan Glasser (@sbg1) May 14, 2020

Did Flynn lie to the FBI? Or did he lie to the court when he pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI? Now that he says he is innocent, the judge would like to know. https://t.co/Na8x5vbYWi

— Greg Miller (@gregpmiller) May 14, 2020

Judge Sullivan suggesting that Flynn might be in contempt of court highlights the dilemma Flynn has created for himself.

Either he lied to the FBI, or he lied under oath to a federal judge. And both are crimes.

— Randall Eliason (@RDEliason) May 14, 2020

THREAD: What should we make of the news that Judge Sullivan has appointed retired Judge John Gleeson to present arguments in opposition to the DOJ's motion to dismiss the case against Michael Flynn?

— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) May 13, 2020

Department officials reviewing the Flynn case interviewed Bill Priestap, the former head of F.B.I. counterintelligence, two days before making their extraordinary request to drop the case to Judge Emmet G. Sullivan. https://t.co/oh1Za72p3u w/@ktbenner

— Adam Goldman (@adamgoldmanNYT) May 13, 2020

It’s unprecedented that the DOJ would side with the president’s perspective on justice in such a brazen manner. https://t.co/mLVVRnKMFD

— Slate (@Slate) May 13, 2020

Translation: “Not so fast, Barr. I’m still the judge here, not you.” Good news for those of us who still care about how the Constitution protects the independent judiciary. Judge Sullivan wants to hear from genuine friends of the court. Excellent!https://t.co/7PvPM78rTH

— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) May 13, 2020

Since the prosecutors have effectively joined the defense in the Flynn case, a federal judge appoints a retired judge to argue the prosecution side of the matter. ⁦@ktbenner⁩ https://t.co/gFyTnI8UlQ

— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) May 14, 2020

NEW Judge who repeatedly asked Flynn if he really believed he was guilty — and Flynn insisted he was — isnt immeduately accepting DOJ decision to drop Flynn case. @hsu_spencer& me https://t.co/nEdgf246Sr

— Carol Leonnig (@CarolLeonnig) May 13, 2020

In an extraordinary development for a criminal case, a judge is letting others weigh in on the Trump administration's request to drop Michael Flynn's case https://t.co/zWtC7uk1AK

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) May 13, 2020

Trump allies view the move to withdraw charges against Flynn as a major step in exposing the Russia probe as a political hit job. Democrats fear DOJ is being weaponized ahead of an election.

The facts on Michael Flynn, the FBI, and Bill Barr’s bombshell https://t.co/yjumasyhQ0

— Zach Basu (@zacharybasu) May 12, 2020

In arguing that the case against President Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn should be dropped, the Justice Department contradicted past testimony from key officials, according to one official and a CNN analysis https://t.co/G0GmUjJCpQ

— CNN (@CNN) May 12, 2020

It would be unusual for a judge to buck a prosecution motion to dismiss – but this is an unusual, if not unprecedented, case.https://t.co/herhnQWgfM

— Randall Eliason (@RDEliason) May 12, 2020