//Ex-judge says push to dismiss Flynn case is 'abuse of power'

Ex-judge says push to dismiss Flynn case is 'abuse of power'

A former federal judge appointed to review the Justice Department’s motion to dismiss criminal charges against ex-national security Michael Flynn has found that the government’s request should be denied because there is “clear evidence of a gross abuse of prosecutorial power.”Former U.S. District Judge John Gleeson says in a filing Wednesday that the government “has engaged in highly irregular conduct to benefit a political ally