wow, when this judge finally has his say look out.
U.S. prosecutors, Michael Flynn ask to suspend sentencing pending Justice Dept. watchdog report on origins of Russia probe
By Spencer S. Hsu
November 26, 2019 at 9:14 p.m. EST
U.S. prosecutors and defense attorneys for Michael T. Flynn asked a federal judge Tuesday to postpone Flynn’s long-delayed sentencing until after the Justice Department’s internal watchdog issues a report in coming weeks on the handling of the FBI’s investigation into possible coordination between Russia and the Trump campaign in 2016.
Sentencing for President Trump’s former national security adviser is set for Dec. 18, and federal prosecutors were scheduled to notify the court Monday whether they would reverse their recommendation of probation and instead ask for prison time for the retired three-star Army general.
However, in a terse, two-page filing, both sides said Tuesday evening that they expect the forthcoming report by Inspector General Michael Horowitz, due Dec. 9, “will examine several topics related” to a Flynn defense’s request to find prosecutors in contempt for alleged misconduct.
Flynn has accused prosecutors of withholding evidence and sought to compel the government to turn over further documents, if they exist, asserting that he was duped into lying to FBI agents about his contacts with Russia’s ambassador after the 2016 U.S. election.
“Both parties share the Court’s goal to move this case along expeditiously. The parties nonetheless believe that their sentencing submissions will be incomplete if they are filed prior to the Court’s issuance of its ruling” on the pending defense motion, both sides wrote.
Additionally, they noted that Horowitz’s report “is expected to issue in the next several weeks. For these reasons, the parties respectfully request that the Court suspend the currently scheduled dates for briefing and sentencing until further order of the Court.”
U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan of Washington did not immediately respond to the request to hold off on sentencing.
more:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/us-prosecutors-michael-flynn-ask-to-suspend-sentencing-pending-justice-dept-watchdog-report-on-origins-of-russia-probe/2019/11/26/af37d6fc-1071-11ea-b0fc-62cc38411ebb_story.html
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