Flynn

Former national security adviser Michael Flynn's attorneys are arguing in a new court filing that Judge Emmet Sullivan "exceeded his power" and has no right to block federal prosecutors from dismissing Flynn's case.Flynn asked the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to force Sullivan to drop the case, requesting a writ of mandamus in which a higher court orders…

Oral arguments are set to take place this week, when U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan will have to explain why he has not signed off on the Justice Department’s motion to dismiss its case against former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn.The hearing marks another extraordinary turn in an extraordinary -- and seemingly interminable --…

Transcripts of phone calls that played a pivotal role in the Russia investigation were declassified and released on Friday, showing that Michael Flynn, as an adviser to the then president-elect, Donald Trump, urged Russia’s ambassador to be “even-keeled” in response to punitive Obama administration measures.Flynn also assured Sergey Kislyak “we can have a better conversation”…

Transcripts of phone calls that played a pivotal role in the Russia investigation were declassified and released Friday, showing that Michael Flynn, as an adviser toPresident-elect Donald Trump, urged Russia’s ambassador to be “even-keeled” in response to punitive Obama administration measures, and assured him “we can have a better conversation” about relations between the two…

The next day, the president-elect praised his Russian counterpart for declining to retaliate, “Great move on delay (by V. Putin) - I always knew he was very smart!” he tweeted. When Flynn and Kislyak followed up on Dec. 31, 2016, Kislyak emphasized that Russian President Vladimir Putin opted not to escalate the sanctions battle because…