In court documents filed Thursday, the Justice Department said that “after a considered review of all the facts and circumstances of this case, including newly discovered and disclosed information . The Justice Department’s decision means he won’t have to become personally involved in the Flynn case. A Justice Department spokeswoman said the department did not brief the White House on the decision to move to dismiss the case. Thursday’s filing blames a handful of former senior FBI officials for what Shea declared was an unjustified pursuit of Flynn. Once Mueller’s probe ended, however, Flynn changed course and accused the FBI and prosecutors of manufacturing the case against him.

Source: Washington Post May 07, 2020 18:50 UTC