Judge Gleeson Recommends Sentencing Michael Flynn on Existing Charge, Criticizes Justice Department

[sunonmars]

An independent lawyer appointed by federal judge in DC rec­om­mended that Flynn be sen­tenced on the charge he pleaded guilty to and found the Jus­tice De­part­ment “en­gaged in h͟i͟ ͟gh͟l͟ ͟y i͟r͟r͟e͟ ͟gu͟l͟a͟r͟ c͟o͟n͟d͟u͟c͟t͟” to ben­e­fit Trump ally.

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https://www.wsj.com/articles/outside-lawyer-finds-michael-flynn-committed-perjury-discourages-judge-from-finding-him-in-contempt-11591806377

WASHINGTON—An outside lawyer appointed by the federal court in Washington recommended that former national security adviser Michael Flynn be sentenced on the charge he pleaded guilty to and found that the Justice Department “engaged in highly irregular conduct” to benefit a political ally of President Trump.

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[Me.]

1. PLease Judge Sullivan Accept The Recommendation

and please, fates that be, let Judge Walton turn over an unredacted Mueller Report to the public

[sunonmars]

2. Gleeson is the independent counsel, Judge Sullivan is the sentencing Judge

[Me.]

4. Corrected

I've been reading so much on JUdge Sullivan, Judge Walton and Counsel Gleeson my head is spinning and I'm now mixing them up...

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213574483

[malaise]

6. That would be HUGE

Please please!

[Nevilledog]

3. Link to brief

https://www.lawfareblog.com/court-appointed-amicus-files-brief-flynn-case


Reading now.

[EarnestPutz]

17. Thank you for this. I've just read a few pages and admittedly with only a limited....

....understanding of the law, but this document seems to really put the DOJ in it's place. It states that rules empower the courts "to protect their own proceedings from prosecutors who undertake corrupt, politically motivated dismissals" and that "that is what has happened here". Boom! In your face, Mr. Barr.

[Nevilledog]

18. I enjoyed reading it.

[EarnestPutz]

19. Me too. The long list of case law that he references, some of it going back....

...to 1913, underscores the absurdity of the governments position. Add to that the previous Supreme Court decisions with Scalia dissenting, and you've got real entertainment.

[Nevilledog]

20. I particularly enjoyed the many times he called out Flynn as trump's special friend.

The recitation of trump tweets about Flynn, including the punctuation, made me snort.

[EarnestPutz]

21. And you've made me laugh out loud. Couldn't agree more. Thanks again.

[Nevilledog]

23. You're most welcome.

[empedocles]

5. The Process grinds on - timely.

[Solomon]

7. Go Judge Sullivan!

My mentor!

[Cicada]

8. Wasn't he assigned to argue this position?

I think his job here is to make this case, just like a prosecutors job is to convict and a defense attorney’s job is to Get acquittal. I don’t think his personal opinion matters in this role.

[stillcool]

12. He was assigned to review the case...

seems his only role in this matter was to give his 'professional opinion'.

[Cicada]

22. No. He was appointed to present arguments in opposition.

I just looked at his 82 page brief. It states that he was appointed to present arguments in opposition to the government’s motion to dismiss charges against Flynn. Mr Gleason is required to take the position that the government motion should be denied. Just as a defense attorney is required to argue in favor of the accused. Even if Gleason believes the government is justified he must argue that it is not, stating the best reasons supporting the position that it is not.

[SledDriver]

9. Lock him up!

[Nevilledog]

10. Take the time to read the brief.

Gleeson is all out of fucks to give and pulls no punches in destroying the DOJ's motion to dismiss.

The only area I wish he would have given more time to was the original prosecutor withdrawing and the motion to dismiss being signed by a political appointee.

It's a lengthy brief, but well worth the read.

[blitzen]

11. "Criticizes," to put it mildly! n/t

[Ford_Prefect]

13. This will leave scorch marks all the way to the Capitol Dome.

Better order the Extra Strength Bufferin.

[Hassler]

14. Another step closer to dis-Barring Bill's crooked ass.

[lagomorph777]

15. Yikes! Scathing indeed. Bulbous Barr and Pres. Turd are not going to like this one bit.

[Captain_New_York]

16. Orange Man fears General Flynn

Flynn must have some serious stuff on Dump. Remember 33 years in military’s intelligence culminated in the DIA position. Since being booted by President Obama in 2014 for some sketchy reason, he has been trying to cash in

I believe the conversation went like this with the orange idiot. “ I go to jail, you go to jail or hung for treason”

[Hav]

24. He'll get pardones anyways, right?

I fear he won't spend time in prison.