Judge Defends Refusal To 'Rubber Stamp' DOJ's Flynn Move

By Khorri Atkinson (June 1, 2020, 11:13 PM EDT) -- A D.C. federal judge on Monday defended his decision to probe the government's abrupt request to abandon former national security adviser Michael Flynn's criminal case, telling the D.C. Circuit he has appropriately decided to seek outside input and isn't bound by any court rule or judicial precedent "to serve as a mere rubber stamp."...

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