The judge overseeing Michael Flynn’s case took the extraordinary step of appointing a retired judge to brief him on whether Flynn should be held in contempt of court.
There is hope for justice and our country yet!! See Supreme Court, this is how patriots act, not pretending that exposing Dotard’s many crimes Is a burden on the toddler.
Guess the judge thinks it was material…
But … the unmasking!
It has always been the judicial branch that has dragged our country forward, if sometimes late, and often kicking and screaming the whole time.
Oh, what a tangled web we weave…
Actually, although Gotti had Paul Castellano whacked in front of the Palm Steakhouse in NYC in 1985, it wasn’t until Sammy the bull Graviano worked with the prosecutor in 1991 that they were finally able to send Gotti away for life.
IANAL so I don’t know what all the machinations are here, but it’s not hard to see that this is one pissed off judge.
WOO HOOO!!!
I don’t know where this is going but right now I’m loving it!
I alway forget that Sullivan is black until I see the (fairly) rare photo of him. That does add a bit of a new dimension with this crew of nimrods.
This is not weird.
It’s fucking brilliant.
The Umpire Strikes Back!
I don’t think you can overstate how momentous this is. I just don’t. 
I’m not sure the idea of charging him with perjury/contempt will pan out.
If he lied when he admitted he made the statements, that would support perjury.
If he “lied” when he admitted the statements were material, that’s a different story. (I’ve read that the DOJs new position is that the statements were not material.) It’s more of a legal conclusion than a factual matter. He will claim that he relied on his attorneys, and the government’s attorneys, in reaching that conclusion.
Flynn needs a good masking.
Gonna be some rage-tweetin tonight.
Only 1,999 more amicus briefs to go, from that ex-DOJ set who came out against Barr…
take yr time, Your Honor
I know it’s only May, but so far, Judge Sullivan has my vote for Time Person of the Year.
show cause as to why Flynn should not be held in “criminal contempt for perjury,” while citing both federal law and rules of procedure that allow for criminal contempt sanctions for misconduct in court.
Marcy Wheeler’s been saying for some time that a portion of Flynn’s two pleas are contradictory, meaning that in one of them he de facto had to have lied to the court in his plea. Looks like da judge is thinking that way too.
Could he have lied when he said he was cooperating? The first time his sentence was postponed the judge suggested he cooperate harder. Did he make any promises in court to that effect?