DC Appeals Court Indicates Reluctance to Rein In Flynn’s Judge

Michael Flynn, former national security adviser to President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 1, 2017. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

A majority of judges on the appeals court for the District of Columbia voiced unwillingness to stop a lower court judge from questioning the Department of Justice (DOJ) about dropping its charges against former Trump adviser Michael Flynn.

During the Aug. 11 virtual hearing, the judges pressed the DOJ’s and Flynn’s lawyers on why they should intervene when the district judge, Emmet Sullivan, hasn’t yet ruled on the dismissal of the charges.