President Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn, who previously admitted lying to the FBI, has asked an appeals court to force a judge to dismiss the criminal charges against him
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn, who previously pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI, asked a U.S. appeals court on Tuesday to force a judge to dismiss the criminal case against him as requested by the Justice Department.
In an emergency petition, Flynn’s lawyers asked that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia order Judge Emmet Sullivan to grant the department’s request to dismiss the case. Sullivan last week signaled reluctance to drop the charges, appointing a retired judge to advise whether Flynn should face an additional criminal contempt charge for perjury.
Flynn’s petition argued that if further proceedings are held the case should be reassigned to another judge, saying Sullivan’s conduct “bespeaks a judge who is not only biased against Petitioner, but also revels in the notoriety he has created.”Sullivan on Tuesday said he would hold an in-person oral argument in the case on July 16.
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