Legendary criminal defense attorney Clarence Darrow once observed: “There is no such thing as justice — in or out of court.” U.S. District Judge Emmett Sullivan has proved Darrow correct.
Sullivan, who presides over what the Justice Department now admits was the wrongful prosecution of President Trump’s former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, refuses to dismiss the case despite an outstanding order from a higher court to do so.
Sullivan seems determined to send an innocent man to prison — evidence and the law be damned. Judges like Sullivan led Darrow to conclude that the illusive pursuit of justice in an American courtroom is a “horrible business.”
Flynn has been the victim of a shameful injustice at the hands of Comey’s confederates and Mueller’s ensemble of unprincipled prosecutors. The harm has been compounded by Sullivan’s contumacy.
Whereas judges are impelled to respect the law, Sullivan seems to hold it in contempt. His continued presence on the bench only serves to undermine confidence in our system of justice and fidelity to the rule of law.
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