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Tag Archives: Flynn, Michael T
Michael Flynn’s ‘coup’ comments, and not his denial, spread widely online.
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Michael Flynn Re-emerges Pushing QAnon, Stolen 2020 Election Lies
Recast by President Trump’s most ardent supporters as a MAGA martyr, Michael T. Flynn has embraced his role as the man who spent four years unjustly ensnared in the Russian investigation.
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Under Biden, Justice Dept. Lawyers Seek a Shield From Partisan Battles
More than 40 current and former department employees said they wanted an attorney general who would protect them from undue political influence.
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Citing Trump’s Pardon, Judge Dismisses Case Against Michael Flynn
A federal judge portrayed the Justice Department’s prior attempt to drop the case as unlikely to have met legal standards as legitimate.
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The President and Pre-Emptive Pardons
President Trump has discussed insulating his children and personal lawyer from criminal charges that have yet to be brought. Here’s a look at what he could do in his final days.
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Citing Pardon, Justice Dept. Asks Judge to ‘Immediately’ Dismiss Flynn Case
Prosecutors also revealed in a court filing that President Trump’s pardon of Michael Flynn was written broadly to end the former aide’s legal jeopardy.
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White House Weighs Pardon Blitz Before Trump’s Exit
Political allies and associates are starting to press for clemency as the president also considers extending his criminal justice overhaul by commuting lengthy sentences for other offenders.
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Trump Pardons Michael Flynn
The president’s former national security adviser twice pleaded guilty to lying to investigators about his conversations with Russia’s ambassador.
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Trump Is Said to Plan Pardon of Flynn
Michael T. Flynn, the president’s former national security adviser, twice pleaded guilty to lying to the F.B.I.
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Here’s How Trump’s Stalling Risks Our National Security
I’ve seen my share of presidential transitions. The administration hurts the country by not cooperating with President-elect Biden.
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Justice Dept. ‘Unmasking’ Review Finds No Irregularities and Is Given to Durham
The finding delivers a blow to President Trump’s push to validate the notion of a “deep state” plot to undermine him.
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Mueller Rebuts Insider’s Criticisms of Trump Investigation
In a rare public statement, the former special counsel said one of the top prosecutors in his office had “incomplete information” about decision-making.
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Justice Dept. Documents Highlight Criticisms of Mueller Inquiry
The attorney general provided information on two matters to President Trump’s allies that was meant to damage the F.B.I.’s Russia investigation and the special counsel’s office.
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Court Denies Flynn’s Bid to End Case and Renews Fight Over McGahn Subpoena
Two cases touching on the Trump-Russia investigation are dividing the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
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Appeals Court Weighs Whether to Permit Inquiry Into Flynn Case Dismissal
A majority of the judges on a federal appeals court signaled that they may allow a court hearing into the Justice Department’s decision to drop the case.
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Appeals Court Erases Order to End Michael Flynn Case, Sets New Arguments
The decision means that the legal saga over the criminal charge against President Trump’s former national security adviser will continue.
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Barr to Testify on Protest Response, Mueller Inquiry and Other Issues
The attorney general heads to Capitol Hill this morning to testify for the first time more than a year.
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Barr to Testify on Capitol Hill for First Time in More Than a Year
The attorney general is expected to be pressed on a host of issues, including the federal response to nationwide protests and his handling of the criminal cases of Trump advisers.
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Judge in Michael Flynn Case Asks for Full Appeals Court Review
After a divided appeals court panel ordered him to drop the charge against the former national security adviser, a judge asked the full court to review the ruling.
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How the Court Bungled the Michael Flynn Case
The Court of Appeals answered the wrong questions.
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How Michael Flynn’s Defense Team Found Powerful Allies
A lawyer for the former national security adviser turned to the attorney general for help, and he delivered, months before a pair of appellate judges handed Mr. Flynn another legal victory.
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Inside Barr’s Effort to Undermine Prosecutors in N.Y.
The firing of the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan was foreshadowed by a disagreement over a case linked to President Trump.
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Appeals Court Panel Orders End to Michael Flynn Case
Two appellate judges ordered a lower-court judge to immediately dismiss a charge against President Trump’s former national security adviser. A third judge accused them of overstepping their powers.
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Trump Dismisses Criticism of Law Enforcement (Unless It’s His)
President Trump regularly assails law enforcement officials who investigate him or his friends as “dirty cops,” while staunchly defending the police who are accused of mistreating anyone else.
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Court Seems Open to Allowing Judge to Scrutinize Bid to Drop Flynn Case
An appeals court panel’s questions suggested that it is unlikely to block a lower-court judge from examining why prosecutors asked to dismiss the case against a Trump ally who already pleaded guilty.
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Outsider Tapped in Flynn Case Calls Justice Dept. Reversal a ‘Gross Abuse’ of Power
A former federal judge said that the attorney general gave special treatment to a presidential ally, undermining public confidence in the rule of law.
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Trump and the Military: A Mutual Embrace Might Dissolve on America’s Streets
“There is a thin line between the tolerance we have witnessed from the military for three years and the point where it becomes intolerable,” said Douglas Lute, a retired three-star Army general.
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Move to Drop Michael Flynn Charge Reverberates in Bijan Kian’s Case
Lawyers for Bijan Kian argue that prosecutors should drop their appeal of his acquittal because it was intertwined with the case of the former national security adviser.
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The Flynn Calls: His Dismissal of Russian Interference and the Kremlin’s Savvy
Newly declassified transcripts show the seeds of Russia’s overtures to the Trump administration as both sides sought to downplay Moscow’s election sabotage.
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Judge Asks Court Not to ‘Short Circuit’ His Review of Flynn Case
A lawyer for the trial judge told an appeals court why he wanted to examine the Justice Department’s “unusual” request to dismiss the charge.
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Flynn Discussed Sanctions at Length With Russian Diplomat, Transcripts Show
The former national security adviser now says he does not remember those discussions as he fights a criminal charge he had previously pleaded guilty to.
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Michael Flynn and the Presumption of Guilt
A distrust of prosecutorial power should not be abandoned.
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Judge Is Ordered to Explain His Hesitation to Dismiss Flynn Case
Michael Flynn’s lawyers had asked an appeals court to force the judge to end the case against their client immediately, another twist in a highly unusual and politicized proceeding.
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The Justice Dept.’s Attempt to Drop the Michael Flynn Case, Explained
The move is highly unusual and has prompted a judge to appoint an outsider to argue against the department.
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Obamagate Is a Fake Scandal. Rick Bright Described a Real One.
“The darkest winter in modern history” may soon be upon us, while Trumpists are obsessed with a new conspiracy theory.
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Changing Subject Amid a Pandemic, Trump Pushes a ‘Crime’ With Obama at Its Center
After pressure from the president, Senator Lindsey Graham agreed to hold a hearing, but he rebuffed Mr. Trump’s suggestion that his predecessor be called to testify.
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Outsider Tapped in Michael Flynn Case is a Former Mob Prosecutor
John Gleeson, a retired federal judge and former mob prosecutor, will oppose the Justice Department’s move to drop a charge against President Trump’s former national security adviser.
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Trump White House Changes Its Story on Michael Flynn
Three years ago, President Trump swiftly fired his first national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn, for lying to the F.B.I. Ahead of the November election, Mr. Trump and his allies are now telling a very different tale.
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The Saga of Michael Flynn
The U.S. dropped its criminal case against President Trump’s first national security adviser. It was the latest reversal in a case full of them.
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Trump White House Rewrites History, This Time About Flynn
Three years ago, President Trump swiftly fired his first national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn, for lying to the F.B.I. Ahead of the November election, Mr. Trump and his allies are now telling a very different story.
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Judge in Flynn Case Renowned for His Independent Streak
U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan will hear a challenge to the Justice Department’s surprise move to drop charges against President Trump’s former national security adviser Michael T. Flynn.
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Ex-F.B.I. Official Is Said to Undercut Justice Dept. Effort to Drop Flynn Case
Prosecutors questioned a former F.B.I. official whose notes were used to buttress their motion to dismiss the charge against the president’s first national security adviser.
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Judge Appoints Outsider to Take On Justice Dept. in Flynn Case
A retired judge will also examine whether the former national security adviser committed perjury.
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Attorney General William Barr and the Rule of Law
The attorney general’s intervention in prosecutions of Mr. Trump’s allies is a new low.
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Judge Hesitates to Accept Justice Dept. Move to Drop Flynn Charge
Law enforcement officials’ abrupt decision to end the case drew accusations from former colleagues that they had undermined the rule of law.
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Intelligence Chief Declassifies List of Obama-Era Names in Unusual Step
Richard Grenell has given the list to the Justice Department as the president and his allies press to reshape perception of the Russian investigation.
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Ex-Justice Dept. Officials Lash Out at Barr Over Flynn and Stone Cases
The attorney general’s interventions damaged the Justice Department, argued the former officials, who were directly involved in the cases of the two Trump allies.
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Bill Barr Twisted My Words in Dropping the Flynn Case. Here’s the Truth.
The F.B.I.’s interview of Mr. Flynn was constitutional, lawful and for a legitimate counterintelligence purpose.
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Michael Flynn’s Exoneration Was Latest in Life Full of Reversals
For most of his life, Michael Flynn has swung from being “a good soldier” to committing radical disruptions.
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