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Judge Dismisses Case Against Michael Flynn After Trump Pardon

Tim Pearce
Judge Dismisses Case Against Michael Flynn After Trump Pardon
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A federal judge has dismissed the case against former national security adviser Michael Flynn after months of resisting a Department of Justice request to drop the case.

Judge Emmet Sullivan dismissed charges against retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, ruling the case moot after President Donald Trump pardoned his former administration official on November 25. Sullivan has presided over the case since December 2017 after the DOJ charged Flynn with lying to the FBI.

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