Michael Flynn wins ruling. Appeals court orders judge to dismiss case.

WASHINGTON — On June 24, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ordered a federal judge to dismiss the case against Michael Flynn, President Donald J. Trump’s former national security adviser. This 2-1 vote, on the three-judge panel, freed Flynn from the possibility of a prison sentence and concluded his battle within the courts.

The ruling ordered U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan must drop the case against Flynn,  granting the Justice Department’s motion.

“Because this is not the unusual case where a more searching inquiry is justified, and because there is no adequate remedy for the intrusion on ‘the Executive’s long-settled primacy over charging decisions,’ we grant the petition for mandamus in part and order the district court to grant the government’s Rule 48(a) motion to dismiss the charges against Flynn,” Judge Neomi Rao composed in the majority decision.

President Trump also commented on the ruling, expressing his approval.

Great! Appeals Court Upholds Justice Departments Request To Drop Criminal Case Against General Michael Flynn!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 24, 2020

“Great!” President Trump wrote on Twitter. “Appeals court upholds Justice Department’s request to drop criminal case against General Michael Flynn!”

Flynn also served in the United States Army as a lieutenant general, then appointed as the 25th National Security Advisor for the Trump administration prior to his forced resignation.