Flynn Judge Retains D.C. Attorney To Justify Decision To Keep Case Open, Report Says

A federal judge has hired a high-powered attorney after refusing to dismiss charges against former national security adviser Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn after the Justice Department requested to drop the case.

U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan retained Washington D.C. lawyer Beth Wilkinson to argue in front of a federal appeals court why Sullivan was right to reexamine Flynn’s case before dropping the charges, a source told The Washington Post. A panel on the D.C. Court of Appeals has demanded that Sullivan explain his decision to reject the DOJ request.