Flynn judge hires his own lawyer

Flynn judge hires his own lawyer

by WorldTribune Staff, May 26, 2020 The judge who denied the Department of Justice’s request to immediately drop the prosecution of former national security adviser Michael Flynn has hired a high-profile Washington, D.C. attorney to defend his decision, a report said. U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan has retained Beth Wilkinson to represent him in a […]

Christmas in the swamp: Nancy Pelosi is ecstatic, and who is Judge Emmet Sullivan?

Christmas in the swamp: Nancy Pelosi is ecstatic, and who is Judge Emmet Sullivan?

by WorldTribune Staff, December 20, 2018 Rep. Nancy Pelosi was dancing the night away on Dec. 19 after Democrats appeared to triumph in averting a government shutdown with a continuing resolution on a spending bill that did not include wall funding. When she likely becomes Speaker of the House on Jan. 3, 2019, the chances […]

The state of U.S. governance, 2018: A federal judge, Robert Mueller and a decorated general

The state of U.S. governance, 2018: A federal judge, Robert Mueller and a decorated general

by WorldTribune Staff, December 19, 2018 “We’re not seeing our finest hour of governance,” a columnist noted after the Dec. 17 sentencing spectacle in the Michael Flynn saga. Judge Emmet Sullivan delayed the sentencing of President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser and berated Flynn as treasonous in the process, before later doing a 180 […]

Judge sets terms for Mike Flynn to withdraw guilty plea

Judge sets terms for Mike Flynn to withdraw guilty plea

by WorldTribune Staff, February 21, 2018 A judge’s revised standing order in the case against Mike Flynn may lead to the former national security adviser withdrawing his guilty plea and reveal additional corruption by the feds, a columnist said. Judge Emmet Sullivan on Feb. 16 set forth his position that, “if material exculpatory evidence is […]

New judge in Flynn case has record of punishing DOJ overreach

New judge in Flynn case has record of punishing DOJ overreach

by WorldTribune Staff, February 18, 2018 The judge now presiding over the case against former national security adviser Mike Flynn has made it clear that he, and not special counsel Robert Mueller, “would be the judge of what evidence should be produced,” a longtime Washington journalists said. On Dec. 12, only a few days after […]