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United States v. Flynn memorandum opinion dismissing case as moot

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2020-12-08
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    DOJ moved under Rule 48(a) to dismiss the Flynn information, asserting that the FBI interview lacked a sufficient investigative basis and that it could not prove a material false statement beyond a reasonable doubt. The judge did not immediately grant dismissal and appellate litigation followed. Trump's pardon arrived before final merits resolution, after which the criminal case was dismissed as moot.

    Pages 1 and 42–43: pardon, Rule 48 motion denied as moot, and case dismissed as moot

    Justice Department reverses course and moves to dismiss Flynn's prosecution · Motion was unresolved when Trump pardoned Flynn; court then dismissed the case as moot