Justice Department Urges Circuit Court to Allow Dismissal of Flynn Case

Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, leaves the federal court following a status conference with Judge Emmet Sullivan, in Washington, on Sept. 10, 2019. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo

The Justice Department (DOJ) has urged the appeals court to compel a lower court judge to dismiss the criminal case against former national adviser Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn.

Flynn’s case generated great debate after District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan declined to immediately throw the case against the retired general. The DOJ moved to drop the Flynn case on May 7, explaining that they believe the FBI had no “justifiably predicated investigation” when bureau agents went to interview Flynn on Jan. 24, 2017.