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Many, perhaps most, people who've commented in the last week have noted that Emmet Sullivan has the prerogative whether to accept DOJ's motion or not. It's true he has that authority. But he actually has up to six different decisions pending, including fully briefed sentencing memoranda and multiple conflicting sworn statements from Flynn.

It's unclear precisely why Emmet Sullivan just wrote a long order telling potential amici seeking to weigh in on the Flynn prosecution to hold off. But the order does make clear that he's not just going to dismiss this prosecution.

DOJ claims it has "new" information to justify the flip-flop it made from a November filing arguing the investigation into Flynn was legitimate, and not a perjury trap. In the past, that has meant that Flynn collaborator Barbara Ledeen just wanted something on Fox News.

As currently submitted, the government has made claims about the call transcripts between Mike Flynn and Sergey Kislyak without providing evidence. Indeed, the record currently provides evidence that rebuts those claims. Emmet Sullivan would be totally within his authority to demand those call transcripts.

In moving to withdraw the Mike Flynn prosecution on Thursday, Billy Barr effectively overrode Emmet Sullivan's authority twice.

Little Richard was everything. If it wasn't Chuck Berry, it was Richard Wayne Penniman. The definition of rock and roll.

Among the things revealed in documents released yesterday is that Flynn didn't just discuss sanctions with Sergey Kislyak, he purportedly raised them. Which is one reason people who read the transcripts of his calls with Sergey Kislyak don't believe he forgot those conversations.

The irreducible minimum is that Judge Emmet Sullivan is the one with jurisdiction and control of this case. Not Trump. Not Barr. An honest and good judge, and one that has proven that over decades. Sidney Powell was right about one, and only one, thing: The Stevens case is a template for the court to find the truth.

Amid reports that DOJ will drop the Mike Flynn prosecution, Brandon Van Grack has withdrawn the Mike Flynn case.

As we reopen without having taken the opportunity created by the shutdown to figure out how to keep workplaces safe, what happened in the meatpacking industry will happen in other parts of the economy.