U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan on Thursday ordered the cancellation of a hearing he had scheduled in Michael Flynn's case, following a ruling from the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals saying Sullivan has to dismiss the case. The Department of Justice had filed a motion to dismiss Flynn's case despite his guilty plea after unsealed FBI notes cast doubt on the bureau's intentions when they interviewed Flynn in January 2017. STRZOK NOTES SHOW OBAMA, BIDEN WEIGHED IN ON FLYNN CASE EVEN AS COMEY DOWNPLAYED IT: LAWYERSFlynn then petitioned the D.C. Circuit for a writ of mandamus -- which would order Sullivan to drop the case -- which the court granted in a 2-1 decision.

Source: Fox News June 25, 2020 18:22 UTC