Appeals court orders charges dropped against ex-Trump aide Flynn

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Barr’s May 7 decision to drop the charges sparked an open rift in the Justice Department, pitting him against the judge in the case and the department’s own prosecutors.

FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. national security adviser Michael Flynn passes by members of the media as he departs after his sentencing was delayed at U.S. District Court in Washington, U.S., December 18, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo

The court endorsed Attorney General Bill Barr’s extraordinary decision to drop charges against Flynn even after he had twice pleaded guilty to lying to FBI investigators, overruling a lower court judge who was ready to sentence Flynn.

 

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