The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a motion on Thursday to dismiss its case against Michael Flynn.
“The United States of America hereby moves to dismiss with prejudice the criminal information filed against Michael T. Flynn pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 48(a), the motion reads. “The Government has determined, pursuant to the Principles of Federal Prosecution and based on extensive review and careful consideration of the circumstances, that continued prosecution of this case would not serve the interests of justice.”
“After a considered review of all the facts and circumstances of this case, including newly discovered and disclosed information appended to the defendant’s supplemental pleadings …. the Government has concluded that the interview of Mr. Flynn was untethered to, and unjustified by, the FBI’s counterintelligence investigation into Mr. Flynn.”
The motion also says that the interview the FBI conducted with Flynn on January 23, 2017, did not have a “legitimate investigative basis.” As a result, the DOJ said the statements Flynn provided the FBI during this January interview were “material even if untrue.”
This DOJ decision comes after FBI internal documents that were released on April 29 showed the agency’s real intentions.
Also happening Thursday, it was announced that Mueller and DOJ prosecutor Brandon Van Grack withdrew himself from the Flynn case. No reason was given as to why he departed.
Van Grack’s future with the DOJ is unknown.
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I can’t help but wonder about Flynn’s legal expenses during all this. I mean, now that he has been “let off the hook” if not vindicated, he had a legal defense team working for him during this long and protracted event. Were they working pro bono (i.e. free)? If not, did these charges cause him to burn through his savings, perhaps have to borrow more money?
If this had been a civil case, the prevailing side can ask the court to have the loosing side pay the prevailing side’s legal fees. But, since this was criminal, I don’t know if this recourse is available.
It seems that if government wants to get someone, even if they don’t have a case, they can ruin them financially with just the unbelievably high cost of defending themselves. It doesn’t really cost the government anything, they have a full-time staff of lawyers on salary anyway.
Fire Wray and make Flynn the head of the FBI !!
That would be a good start, but a much more thorough and extensive housecleaning is needed at the DOJ in general and the FBI in particular. I’m sure there are many honorable, ethical, and competent individuals in both organizations, but the fact is that both of these entities are riddled with corruption from top to bottom, and, regardless of who sits in the top chair, things won’t get better until someone scours out all the rot. Unfortunately, since many of the rotten apples are protected by Civil Service regulations, the only way to get rid of them is to prosecute them for their many crimes and then “lock them up”!