The Justice Department rejected a federal judge’s order to release the transcripts of wiretapped conversations retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn had with a Russian envoy.
Prosecutors also declined to produced unredacted portions of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation report that had to do with Flynn, who assisted Trump’s 2016 campaign and briefly served as national security adviser in 2017.
Little explanation was given beyond stating that the materials were not relevant to Flynn’s sentencing.
“The government further represents that it is not relying on any other recordings, of any person, for purposes of establishing the defendant’s guilt or determining his sentence, nor are there any other recordings that are part of the sentencing record,” prosecutors wrote in a court filing Friday in response to an order by U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan.
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The Justice Department rejected a federal judge's order to release the transcripts of wiretapped conversations retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn had with a Russian envoy.https://t.co/IZj2KRXc8w
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) June 1, 2019
Judge Sullivan gave an order: make Flynn call to Russian ambassador public. DOJ said what he demanded wasn't relevant to his job.
Hoo boy, now what?
Me and @PostRoz https://t.co/eChk1EuAPR— Carol Leonnig (@CarolLeonnig) May 31, 2019
And now here we have the chief law enforcement agency of the US defying a judge’s order. Now what indeed.
Well AG Barr is Trump’s lapdog, so what do we expect? Anything to protect the president.
Typical administration obstruction, lying, fraud and corruption.
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