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JUST IN: OBAMA APPOINTED JUDGE Presiding Over Michael Flynn’s Case SUDDENLY Recuses Himself…CLINTON Appointed Judge Will Sentence Flynn
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According to a court filing, U.S. District Court Judge Rudolph Contreras, who presided over a Dec. 1 hearing where Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the Federal Bureau of Investigation about his contacts with Russia, will no longer handle the case.
Court spokeswoman Lisa Klem did not say why Contreras was recused, and added that the case was randomly reassigned.
Reuters could not immediately learn the reason for the recusal, or reach Contreras.
An attorney for Flynn declined to comment.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-flynn/u-s-judge-presiding-over-michael-flynn-criminal-case-is-recused-court-idUSKBN1E202V
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Contreras was appointed to the bench in 2012 by President Barack Obama.
He was also appointed to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court in May 2016 for a term lasting through 2023. That court issues warrants that allow Justice Department officials to wiretap individuals, a process that has been thrown into the spotlight amid the Russia investigation.
The most recent controversy related to so-called FISA warrants involves Peter Strzok, a senior FBI agent who was removed from the Russia investigation for having exchanged text messages with a colleague that could be perceived as anti-Trump.
At a hearing on Thursday at the House Judiciary Committee, Republican Rep. Jim Jordan pressed FBI Director Christopher Wray on whether Strzok used a former British spy's dossier of allegations of links between Russia and Trump's campaign and associates to obtain a FISA warrant to surveil Trump's transition team.
http://www.businessinsider.com/mike-flynn-judge-recused-2017-12
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(Complete articles for the second two are at the links. Zim.)
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