The DOJ, Sidney Powell and the Sullivan appointed amicus John Gleeson will hold a hearing today in the courtroom of Judge Emmet Sullivan to argue the unopposed motion to dismiss the case against Michael Flynn. The hearing begins at 11:00am ET and you can call-in to hear the audio of the live courtroom events. (details below)
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UPDATE: If you cannot get through on any phone line use this periscope link HERE
UPDATE 2: Technical issues at the court. Recess called until 12:35pm ET to work on issues. I’m Dropping another link (YouTube) below that was not compromised during the “technical issues”.
UPDATE 3: Some more technical glitches and a 15 min bio break until 2:45pm ET
UPDATE 4: Hearing ended abruptly.
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If the true administration of justice was to prevail in this case, the judge should simply accept the unopposed motion and this would be the end of the malicious prosecution. However, this case has so many precedents anything is possible.
If you are listening-in to the hearing, feel free to drop your thoughts and opinions into the comment section to share.
Court will focus on whether court should deny government leave to dismiss the charge.
sorry, too fast
60% Sullivan continues this mess.
39.9% Sullivan punishes today.
.1% Sullivan dismisses today.
Sullivan continues this mess.
Continuation is the punishment.
So basically, he’s made up his mind. Why even bother with this hearing.
It sounds like he has.
yep
Seems the judge is still hung up on Flynn pleading guilty. That is not the point. This should be about ending this sham.
Yup
He’s stalling. He doesn’t know how to keep this going until after the election. This is PANIC.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/09/yesterdays-document-drop-flynn-case-redacted-judge-sullivan-ag-barr-sends-big-hitter-todays-hearing/
He was the insurance plan. Period. This has to end.
Suspicious Sullivan claims that “sentencing commenced in December 2018.” Claims sentencing was delayed by him in the normal course as Flynn agreed to cooperate, and to give Flynn “every opportunity to help himself.” This does not sound like it is heading in a good direction.
Sounds like Sullivan is pissed that he gave Flynn several chances to reverse his guilty plea but Flynn would not. (Per advice of his counsel)
Judge sounds like he hasn’t heard the ruling of the court of appeals to end this with dispatch. He cant let go of the process instead of just ruling for Flynn.
Judge Sullivan is saying Judge Contreas accepted the guilty plea. Judge Contraes was recused. Does that mean his recusal restarts the trial or can Contraes’ accepting the plea be still used?
Every number disconnects after I enter the access code.
I hope Powell rips him a new one. Nothing to lose at this point.
This is Obama’s last stand on Flynn hatred/Russia hoax.
LOL he is saying motions never proved Brady violations early on. Is he going to say over all no Brady violations? What a POS.
Sullivan is telegraphing, he thinks the sentencing phase has already occurred. My guess is he’s going to rule that Flynn is guilty due to his earlier plea and deny the DOJ motion to dismiss.
If Sullivan had only dismissed the case when he should have, none of those FBI Texts or 302s would have ever seen the Light of Day.
I don’t see how sullivan would have any option to do that legally since only the executive branch (prosecution) has the authority to levy charges, and there is no prosecutor in this case…sullivan has no choice but to dismiss the case against General Flynn.
Is this Sullivan?
Now he is summarizing the Brady order (says it was standard). Again he re-emphasizes that “sentencing has commenced” and was in “Phase 2 of sentencing.” Now he is recounting all the prior motions filed and denied, postponed, etc.
I smell a rat; setting up to accept the guilty plea?
The Government presentation will be interesting (telling) if Sullivan stays on Full Resistance mode.
Then “poof!” Instant pardon!
Sullivan loves to hear himself talk.
Did Barr or his assistant AG show up?
Sullivan…BUT HE PLED GUILTY!
Sullivan apparently knows a thing or two about saving one’s son given his own intervention for his no-good progeny so you’d think he’d understand Flynn trying to protect his innocent son from government persecution.
What happened to AG Barr’s heavy hitter? Ken Cole is not the name previously reported.
It’s a joke that Sullivan even recognizes Gleason’s writings. Now he sounds like he is arguing in front of the court of appeals referring to rule 48.
Just more demoralizing.
Now he says he wants to focus on Rule 48(a). Now ummarizing the arguments of Gleeful Gleeson.
Reading Gleeson on Rule 48A: Discretion
We the people do not protest. We watch, ever so silently.
Talking up a storm tho…
Sullivan sucks. He will obfuscate until hell freezes over, if the rest of the Judicial Branch lets him. Justice Roberts could end this guy’s career in a heartbeat, but we all know how likely that is. There is no case against Flynn and this Judge is just wasting time and collecting a huge salary off of the taxpayers while he does nothing, with explicit instructions from Comrade Obama, no doubt.
This country is beyond any repair unless we re-elect President Trump. We know it, they know it and even when we win in November, we will still have to fight an uncivil war to fix anything. I think the task is way beyond a country that can’t even face the fact that Communism is knocking our door down.
Trump in 2020, a purge of our Bureaucracies and media outlets, and a defeat of Communism worldwide by 2024!
Well said.
Has the government (DOJ) expressly stated to Sullivan, “the guilty plea was extracted under duress by government prosecutors using illegal and unethical tactics to extort the defendant by threatening his family.”
I’d have a lot more respect for Barr’s DOJ if they did just that.
Instead we have Sullivan implying there was prosecutorial misconduct but not the type we all know; he implies it’s that they’re dropping the charges unjustly when the whole charge itself was ginned up.
Rule 48a has already been ruled on by the court of appeals. Why is he wasting time on Gleason’s writings? Powell must be boiling mad about that. Been there done that.
Do they want a guilty plea and sentence, not just so he would have to spend time incarcerated, but especially so that he cannot hold the high level clearances he has held in the past? Does he still hold all the clearances he has?
“Politically connected” defendants?
Judge Roberts need to resign over this train-wreck that has happened on his watch.
all this gleason BS is filabustering. Sullivan needs to be removed from the bench.
Leaning towards Sullivan forcing an appeal to SCOTUS on his refusal to dismiss this case. He will justify his role in continuing this railroading of Flynn.
I had it at .1% Sullivan dismisses. I was leaning more towards him delaying. I now think he is going to try and punish him today.
bullnuke, interesting how the term “railroading” came to both of us at precisely the same time. And I agree with your leaning, he’s laying out his case for why he’s not going to listen to anything Sydney may bring forward as arguments. He laid out in his opening comments what points were at “controversy” and would not be discussed today (basically Flynn’s entire defense)
I had trouble getting an open line also….had to call most of the lines to find an open one.
There is more evidence of Judicial Abuse than Proprietorial Abuse. How can Gleeson show evidence of corruption against Flynn on DOJ’s part
Entire court proceeding so far, absolutely epitomizes the term “railroaded” and how it applies to the legal system.
Thank you for sharing the Periscope!!!! I tried on the phone lines, they were all full.
Judge quotes the court is not a rubber stamp on government dismissal of cases.
In essence it is. The judge cannot be a prosecutor. Entire convictions after the fact have been overturned once prosecutorial misconduct is proven. The only distinction here is the fact that sentence hasn’t been executed.
The case for prosecutorial misconduct is already proven and admitted by the DOJ.
The court cannot sentence an innocent man even if there was a guilty plea if he knows the man is innocent. This judge has crossed over into another, imaginary justice system which is alien to the US system of justice.
quoting Gleeson arguing loophole in Fokker: “corrupt, politically motivated” makes dismissal subject to Judge’s review “leave of court”,
gives Court a concern, blah, blah blah gleeson
…Court should be satisfied…
basis in fact…
not meerly as a rubber stamp for prosecutor decision (repeated by Sullivan)”
Sullivan LOVES the amicus brief…
There has been no evidence whatsoever that there is a “corrupt political motive” for the DOJ’s Motion to Dismiss the case against Flynn.
He is reading “Gleeson’s” filing as if it is a valid response. Gleeson is not a party to this case. Sullivan is corrupt as all get out
this is totally illegal what he is doing. He should be arrested in his courtroom.
All showboating from Sullivan now summarizing the caselaw as he sees it. He is trying to impress everyone that he has done his research. Judge is not a “rubber stamp” on a motion to dismiss, he says, and he repeated that point. Personally I think he is reading from his draft memorandum opinion, already prepared.
You can tell by his cadence that he is reading.
he is absolutely reading….
“Speedy Trial”??? eh, nah
Speedy Trial?
speedy to sullivan is 10 years
SeanNY2 kindly provided a live stream to hear the hearing:
https://www.pscp.tv/w/1vAxRrBMoeZxl
Judge is just arguing process at this point. This is what pisses the average person off. Flynn has been thru hell and law nerds loves them the process arguments.
@tweetwordz on Twitter and Periscope also providing audio live.
Sullivan is a jerk. All these words and he’s only attempting to justify the sound of his own voice.
Bottom line he’s not a prosecutor.
You are kinder than I am on what I think Sullivan is.
P.O.S. Should be arrested at the end of this hearing for gone rogue on the bench.
Same sentiments.
Oh my goodness, Judge Sullivan is fully down the protect Obama, whatever it takes path.
Sullivan has also never ruled on Flynn’s motion to withdraw guilty plea. This will be the next dilatory procedural delay Sullivan will pull. Want to bet Sullivan will use this excuse in defense of any appeal on today’s ruling?
You betcha’
Court of Appeals has already ruled on all this bs Sullivan is reading. He loves to hear himself. I guess all these words makes him right. So much for the judge saying this opening remark will be brief.