The president cheered a federal appeals court ordering the dismissal of the case against his former national security adviser, who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI
to lawmakers on Capitol Hill that the Justice Department intervened in the shady political operative’s case to get him a lighter sentence.
Nevertheless, the ruling represents a significant victory for Trump and his allies, who have regarded the case as a proxy battle against the long-shuttered Russia probe and who have even suggested Flynn should rejoin the administration. “JUSTICE,”
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