I thought Contreras recused because of the alleged relationship between he and Strozk. Wasn’t this about the time the OIG advised the special counsel of the text messages?
Strozk was up until that point the key witness against Flynn.
Strozk left the special counsel, but they still had a problem in that the Judge hearing the Flynn case allegedly had an undisclosed relationship with the key witness indicating some kind of friendship or relationship beyond disinterested professionalism.
This relationship has never been clarified to my knowledge, but this is my best guess. The OIG, once they learned of the text messages and realized how bad they looked (despite his inability to call it bias) immediately notified the special counsel, DOJ, and possibly the court of what they contained.
“”””I thought Contreras recused because of the alleged relationship between he and Strozk.””””
That is true and the public has known about that for a long time.
The point is the courts have never said anything as to why Contreras was recused. SHOW US THE DOCUMENTS.
“””Less than a week later, and without explanation, the case was reassigned to Sullivan”””