Judge Dismisses Michael Flynn’s Case After Trump’s Pardon
The ruling ends the legal saga of the former national security adviser who was accused of lying to the FBI about his interactions with Russian agents before Trump took office.
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Judge Emmet Sullivan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has formally dismissed Michael Flynn’s case as moot, following Flynn’s pardon by President Trump. The ruling ends the legal saga of the former national security adviser, who was accused of lying to the FBI about his interactions with Russian agents before Trump took office.
You can read the opinion here and below:
Rohini Kurup is a J.D. candidate at the University of Virginia School of Law. Prior to law school, she worked as an associate editor of Lawfare and a research analyst at the Brookings Institution. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Bowdoin College.
