Former u. S. Attorney and university of michigan professor Barbara Mcquade joins us to discuss the Michael Flynn perjury case. The court of appeals for the d. C. Circuit judge to. Can you start by reminding viewers why it was before that panel yesterday . Guest this is very much a process case. Of thejudge panel district of Columbia Court of forals had granted a motion an extraordinary remedy that tells a judge you must do something or not do something, and they directed the judge in the Michael Flynn case to dismiss the case. What happened yesterday is the full court, all 10 judges were eligible to decide this case and reheard it. They started over. Host during that hearing, Michael Flynns attorney argued that the u. S. District court judge overstepped his authority in not allowing the Justice Department to dismiss that case. Do you think that the judge, judge sullivan, overstepped his authority . That he hasnt yet, and is the reason this case is being heard. It is an unusual posture
Down a review of the flynn case. I wonder your reading of the judges reactions and interactions with the lawyer. Guest anytime you are in front of one judge, it is difficult as an attorney, to be in front of multiple judges at the Appellate Court level, that is a challenge. I have been there, and you dont know which question is coming, and sometimes i have had judges that i thought were absolutely against my position and gave me the hardest time in the courtroom, and i left very disappointed only to find out later that they actually agreed with me, but we were testing the parameters of the argument but they were testing the parameters of the argument. I would think any lawyer in front of the court certainly have to take a step back and watch and see what happens. There are some incredible he thoughtful judges on this panel. You look at merrick garland, and i expect he is one that does not put politics in front of his role to assess the facts and the law. I am interested to see what wil
Campaign deputy manager david bossie, and the intercepts Founding Editor, Glenn Greenwald, whos taking a wrecking ball to cnn, msnbc and other media for what he calls resistance journalism against trump instead of just reporting the facts. Republicans now say the media got played by the Obama Administration and the fbi with predetermined leaks in the trump russia probe a and the flynn probe. Weve got that and much more. This is happening, Senate Judiciary moving in its probe, firing off document requests about obama officials demanding the nsa unmask the trump Team Including President Trump, his children, donald, ivanka Jared Jared Kushner and more. And wed have this, House Republicans now driving ahead. They want to talk directly to one of the fbi agents who interviewed Michael Flynn. Also this that curious email from susan rice saying the Obama Administration and president obama did things, quote, by the book is now declassified. Were going to talk about that and how anything, it was
Campaign deputy manager david bossie, and the intercepts Founding Editor, Glenn Greenwald, whos taking a wrecking ball to cnn, msnbc and other media for what he calls resistance journalism against trump instead of just reporting the facts. Republicans now say the media got played by the Obama Administration and the fbi with predetermined leaks in the trump russia probe a and the flynn probe. Weve got that and much more. This is happening, Senate Judiciary moving in its probe, firing off document requests about obama officials demanding the nsa unmask the trump Team Including President Trump, his children, donald, ivanka Jared Jared Kushner and more. And wed have this, House Republicans now driving ahead. They want to talk directly to one of the fbi agents who interviewed Michael Flynn. Also this that curious email from susan rice saying the Obama Administration and president obama did things, quote, by the book is now declassified. Were going to talk about that and how anything, it was
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