Some in the media are mischaracterizing the role of former federal judge John Gleeson, who just filed a brief in opposition to the DOJ's motion to dismiss the case against Michael Flynn. Mr. Gleeson is not a "neutral arbiter" charged with assessing the merits of the DOJ's motion. He was appointed to act as an advocate for upholding Flynn's conviction, a role the DOJ abandoned when it joined forces with Flynn's defense team.
What is significant about Mr. Gleeson's brief, is its assertion that the DOJ's motion to dismiss is pretextual and is, in fact, a politically motivated, corrupt attempt to spare an ally of President Trump from bearing the consequences of his confessed crimes. The sentencing judge, Emmet G. Sullivan, should deny the DOJ's motion to dismiss, impose an appropriate sentence and initiate an inquiry into the circumstances of the DOJ's misrepresentations to the court.
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