D.C. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan issued an order Tuesday indicating that he’ll soon accept “amicus curiae,” or “friend of the court” submissions.
This will delay the ruling in the case even longer.
He is allowing the court to use an “ask the audience” lifeline in what has already proved to be a devastatingly confused prosecution.
Sullivan’s minute order indicated that an upcoming scheduling order would clarify the parameters of who specifically could submit the amicus briefs, which are submissions by non-parties that claim an interest in the case.
In his order, Sullivan quoted his fellow judge on the D.C. District Court, far-left Amy Berman Jackson, who previously admonished the parties in the case of Trump associate Roger Stone that allowing amicus submissions does not mean that the criminal case will become a “free for all.”
Flynn’s case has been a free-for-all.
In a wild sentencing hearing in December 2018, for example, Sullivan himself appeared open to the idea that Flynn could be charged with a death penalty-eligible offense.
“I’m not hiding my disgust, my disdain for this criminal offense,” Sullivan said during that hearing. He added that Flynn’s allegedly unregistered work with Turkey “arguably” had undermined “everything this flag over here stands for.”
Then he asked if Flynn could be tried for treason.
On the recommendation of U.S. Attorney Jeff Jensen, the DOJ last Thursday moved to drop the case.
Apparently, Sullivan isn’t satisfied.
It’s not at all surprising.
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Talk about a kangaroo court. By keeping this dog & pony show going after the DOJ dropped prosecution Judge Sullivan has become the prosecution and therefore not an impartial judge in any court proceeding must be.
D.C. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan disallowed 3rd party witnesses 23 times to General Flynn and now is going to jump on the prosecutor’s side and start play acting this role by jumpin back on the Judges side with his gavel. This is ancharcy to Highest Level and somebody better take the reins on this runaway insane Judge or else the ramifications will be severe.
Perhaps President Trump should consider a pardon (?).
It appears the Judge didn’t even ‘meet’ the criteria to ‘accept’ the plea deal. The DOJ’s motion detailed ‘materiality’, but the Judge failed in seeking the proof of such before accepting the plea.
Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure Rule 11(b)(3) states: Determining the Factual Basis for a Plea. Before entering judgment on a guilty plea, the court must determine that there is a factual basis for the plea. That means the Court must determine there are facts which satisfy each element of the charged offense before the Court can “enter judgment” against a defendant based on a guilty plea.
The Judge has admitted to this failure. Notwithstanding the allowed briefs, there is still the matter of Motion to Withdraw Plea that has yet to be ruled upon.
Deep state gonna deep state. It is a dangerous organism in self-preservation mode due to St. Trollus of Covfefe AKA the Trumpmeister.
Beware it will leave an Ozymandias wasteland and call it an accomplishment with a flag over here standing next to a smoldering heap of smashed to bits ruins.