(CNN) The Justice Department's handling of former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn's case is a "gross abuse of prosecutorial power," a court-appointed attorney and former judge wrote in a searing 82-page analysis on Wednesday. Gleeson's filing highlights the unusual territory the Flynn court case has waded into and the legal questions Sullivan is now weighing. "A false eleventh-hour disavowal of a plea and a trumped-up accusation of government misconduct constitute obstruction of the administration of justice," Gleeson wrote. The Justice Department and Flynn also made their final arguments to the Circuit on Wednesday, saying the Justice Department holds the power in prosecutorial decisions. Both are asking the DC Circuit to force Sullivan, the trial-level judge below them, to dismiss Flynn's case.

Source: CNN June 10, 2020 16:46 UTC