A key federal appeals court in Washington DC agreed Thursday to reexamine the fight over whether former Trump national security adviswer Michael Flynn's guilty plea can be summarily dismissed.
Flynn remains the most high-profile former Trump administration official to face criminal charges from special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation. He first pleaded guilty in December 2017 to lying to the FBI about his conversations with Russian's ambassador to the US at the time, Sergey Kislyak, regarding US sanctions against Russia.
DOJ later changed tactics in the Flynn case too over the objections of some of the original Mueller prosecutors, prompting an outcry from House Democrats who earlier this week peppered Attorney General William Barr with questions about the controversial decision. Oral arguments are scheduled for Aug. 11. One DC Circuit judge, Gregory Katsas, a former Trump White House lawyer, is not participating, acccording to Thursday's court order.
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