Earlier this month, the judge in Flynn’s case asked the full appeals court to hear the arguments after an earlier decision demanded he dismiss the case, as requested by the Justice Department.
The full Court of Appeals in Washington, D. C., will decide whether or not Judge Emmett Sullivan should be forced to drop the criminal case against Michael Flynn, according to an order issued Thursday.
The circuit court granted Sullivan’s request for a hearing, vacating an earlier decision that demanded Sullivan dismiss the case.
In June, a three-judge panel ruled 2 to 1 in favor of Flynn, who had filed an emergency appeal after Sullivan did not immediately dismiss his case following the government’s move to dismiss the criminal charges against him. Earlier this month, Sullivan appealed that decision, asking for an en banc hearing, which is one that would be heard by the full court.
The Justice Department announced its decision to dismiss the criminal case against President Trump’s former national security adviser in early May, having “concluded that the interview of Mr.
