A federal judge on Tuesday indicated he would not immediately rubber-stamp the Justice Department’s move to drop the criminal case against former national security adviser Michael Flynn, saying he would instead allow other individuals and organizations to weigh in on the extraordinary request. U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan said in an unusual order that he would set a schedule to receive friend-of-the-court briefs, which aren’t often filed in criminal cases, and an attorney for Mr. Flynn responded by asking the judge not...

Source: Wall Street Journal May 12, 2020 23:14 UTC