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| February 11, 2020
Watchdog demands DOJ produce all documents in Roger Stone sentencing scandal that caused 4 resignations
The Department of Justice received an expedited Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request from a watchdog group after a day of chaos surrounding Attorney General Bill Barr.
Aaron Zelinsky, Jonathan Kravis, Adam Jed, and Michael Marando — the entire team prosecuting longtime Donald Trump political advisor Roger Stone — all quit the case on Tuesday after interference from Barr.
“On February 10, 2020, the Department of Justice recommended a seven to nine year sentence for Roger Stone on charges of obstructing a congressional investigation, making false statements to Congress, and witness tampering during the Russia investigation,”
“Trump tweeted that the recommendation was ‘horrible and very unfair’ and shortly after, a senior DOJ official intervened to overrule the front-line prosecutors and announced that they would be recommending a more lenient sentence.
Four DOJ prosecutors have resigned from the case since the announcement.”
((^^^^ that screams corruption- bad really bad
All 4 quite/possibly not be involved in corruption.))
“CREW has requested communications from the DOJ and the US Attorney’s office about Stone’s sentencing recommendation, including with President Trump and Attorney General Barr.”
“The requested documents will shed light on the process DOJ used to arrive at a sentencing recommendation and the extent to which that recommendation was influenced by Trump and other DOJ officials seeking to accommodate his complaints.”
“This highly unusual interference
by senior DOJ officials in Stone’s prosecution raises serious questions about the integrity of DOJ’s processes.
The extent to which these processes have been improperly influenced by the president is of urgent public concern,” CREW added.
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BREAKING: We've launched an investigation into DOJ's intervention for a more lenient sentence for Roger Stone, following complaints from Trump, which led to the resignations of the four prosecutors in the case.
If AG Bill Barr interfered, we want to know.
CREW Requests DOJ Records on Roger Stone’s Reduced Sentencing -
The extent to which Roger Stone's reduced sentencing has been improperly influenced by the president is of urgent public concern.
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| | Subject: Re: BREAKING NEWS; Barr and Corruption/ All 4 Walkedount.. Tue Feb 11, 2020 6:05 pm | |
| 1 min ago on February 11, 2020
Trump withdraws Treasury nomination of ex-US Attorney who oversaw Stone case — two days before her confirmation hearing
On Tuesday, Axios reported that President Donald Trump is withdrawing the nomination of former U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jessie Liu to be the Treasury Department’s undersecretary for terrorism and financial crimes.
Liu, whose Senate confirmation hearing was scheduled to take place on Thursday, presided over several “politically charged investigations” according to Axios — including the case against former Trump campaign strategist Roger Stone.
The decision comes just after four federal prosecutors withdrew from the Stone case after the president tweeted that their sentencing recommendation was too harsh — and the DOJ moved to overrule the guidelines and ask a federal judge to give a lenient sentence.
It is unclear whether Liu’s withdrawal, which reportedly was “the president’s call,” has anything to do with the Stone case, but according to Axios, administration insiders are unsure what other motivation there could have been.
The Treasury Department undersecretary for terrorism and financial crimes is a critical office that executes economic sanctions on behalf of the United States.
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| | Subject: Re: BREAKING NEWS; Barr and Corruption/ All 4 Walkedount.. Tue Feb 11, 2020 6:25 pm | |
| It has been one of the worst days for the Justice Department in history, as prosecutors in the Roger Stone case lined up to resign from the case.
The move came after being undermined by Attorney General Bill Barr and President Donald Trump.
Prosecutors Marando, Kravis, Jed and Zelinsky have now all withdrawn from the Stone case. Kravis resigned from DOJ altogether.
Trump Fires Defense Official Elaine McCusker for Refusing to Break the Law on His Behalf
Asked about Roger Stone, Trump says he has an “absolute right” to tell the Justice Department what to do.
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| | Subject: Re: BREAKING NEWS; Barr and Corruption/ All 4 Walkedount.. Tue Feb 11, 2020 6:28 pm | |
| Every single fed prosecuting Roger Stone
has now resigned from the case after Barr interference |
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