On Wednesday, a US appeals court in Washington DC ordered the federal judge overseeing Michael Flynn case to dismiss the prosecution.<br />The 2-1 ruling is a major victory for Flynn.<br />Business Insider reports that Flynns's legal team has argued for months that the government unfairly targeted him for political reasons.<br />They also argued that the FBI tried to entrap him into pleading guilty.<br />The Justice Department abruptly moved to drop its prosecution against Flynn last month.<br />The Justice Department arguing that it did not have sufficient evidence to prove he was guilty even though he already twice pleaded guilty in his case.<br />Wednesday's decision can still be reviewed by the full DC Circuit US Court of Appeals.
