Government,
Criminal
May 15, 2020
FARA is clear: disclose relationships with foreign principals
On May 7, the DOJ filed a motion to dismiss the charges against Flynn for lying to the FBI. The action by the DOJ has been applauded by Trump and many of his supporters, while others see the move as further evidence of the politicization of the agency by Attorney General William Barr. Former President Barack Obama has warned that the “rule of law is at risk.”
John H. Minan
Emeritus Professor of Law
University of San Diego School of Law
Professor Minan is a former attorney with the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. and the former chairman of the San Diego Regional Water Quality Board.
President Donald Trump has long maintained that the prosecution of retired general Michael Flynn was the handiwork of the deep state and "Trump haters" in the Department of Justice. He has called it "The biggest political crime in American history, by far." On May 7, the DOJ filed a motion to dismiss the charges against Flynn for lying to the FBI. The action by the DOJ has been applauded by Trump and many of his supporters, while others see the move as further evidenc...
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