Flynn Judge Makes Parting Shot in Tossing Case After Pardon (2)

The prosecution of former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn for lying to federal agents during the Russia investigation has been dismissed by a judge overseeing the case, following President Donald Trump’s pardon last month. But the judge made clear he wasn’t happy about it.

U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan in Washington on Tuesday said the president’s broad authority to issue pardons all but assured dismissal of the case, which the Justice Department had been fighting to toss out for months even before Trump’s act of clemency on Nov. 25.

“Substantial doubt arises about the government’s stated reasons for ...