Maybe Catching A Break

For John, BLUF:  This who "Trump" investigation is far from finished.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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Obama Appointed Judge Mysteriously Recuses Himself From Michael Flynn Case.

This is from Zero Hedge, by MrTyler Durden, 8 December 2017.

I got here from the InstaPundit, a blog post by Mr Stephen Green, 8 December 2017.

Here is the lede plus two:

U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras abruptly recused himself Thursday night with no explanation. Contreras is an Obama appointee who also sat on the FISA court while the Trump team was under surveillance by the Obama administration.  Judge Emmet Sullivan, an Bill Clinton appointee, was randomly assigned to take over the case after Contreras’ recusal.

Of note, Contreras was appointed to the FISA court on May 19, 2016 – before the warrant to surveil one-time Trump advisor Carter Page was issued “in the summer” of 2016.  It is unknown whether or not Contreras was involved in the decision, or whether he was involved in surveillance on Michael Flynn.

The replacement, Judge Emmet G Sullivan, is the judge who presided at the trial of Senator Ted Stevens, who was railroaded.  He is the judge who eventually appointed a Special Counsel to go after the corruption in the Department of Justice.  If there is the need for a fair trial, Judge Sullivan is LTG Mike Flynn's best shot.

Hat tip to the InstaPundit.

Regards  —  Cliff