Michael Flynn on Tuesday, putting an end to a case that took a number of turns after Flynn's initial guilty plea three years ago.Trump pardoned Flynn in late November after Sullivan refused to automatically grant the Justice Department's motion to dismiss Flynn's case earlier this year."The history of the Constitution, its structure, and the Supreme Court’s interpretation of the pardon power make clear that President Trump’s decision to pardon Mr.
Flynn is a political decision, not a legal one," Sullivan said in his Tuesday order. "Because the law recognizes the President’s political power to pardon, the appropriate course is to dismiss this case as moot."Flynn pleaded guilty on Dec.