Gen Flynn’s Court Appearance, Sentencing Extended to Everyone’s Satisfaction
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/ex-trump-national-security-adviser-michael-flynn-expected-back-in-court-for-first-time-since-guilty-plea/2018/07/09/14dd5444-839e-11e8-9e80-403a221946a7_story.html?utm_term=.2f90421deb11
Hate to send WaPo clicks, but this vid of Flynn’s stoicism in the face of the demon-rat shouting “lock him up.”
The way he takes these slings and arrows for us.
Heroic.
"U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan of the District called for the hearing after the defense and prosecutors jointly asked him on June 29 to begin sentencing preparations, while at the same time saying it was too soon to set sentencing given the “status” of the ongoing investigation…
Flynn attorney Robert K. Kelner told the judge that his client’s cooperation agreement with prosecutors remains in effect. “General Flynn is eager to proceed [to sentencing] when it is possible. With the cooperation agreement, it really is up to the government to make that determination.”
“The judge also said he wanted a chance to meet Flynn for the first time and get to know the parties before sentencing. A different judge, U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras, took Flynn’s plea Dec. 1, before recusing himself for undisclosed reasons.”
'''“If a 60-day clock for sentencing were to start Aug. 24, Flynn could be sentenced before November’s congressional elections.”…
Prosecutors typically delay sentencing for cooperating witnesses until their help — including testimony before a grand jury or at trial — no longer is needed and routinely do so jointly with the defendants.'''
The August date “may come and go. That’s fine as well, the court is not going to pressure parties to sentencing,” Sullivan said. But whenever they did want to proceed, the judge said, he could “schedule sentencing in 60 days, as opposed to the traditional 90 days.”
“We would certainly welcome that, your honor,” Kelner said.
“The government would welcome that, too,” Van Grack said."
So what's the deal with this new judge, Emmet Sullivan?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmet_G._Sullivan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Clinton_email_controversy