Former DOJ officials call on U.S. Attorney General William Barr to resign

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The former officials criticized Barr for overruling his own prosecutors in a case that has prompted accusations that the Trump administration is weakening the rule of law

U.S. Attorney General William Barr in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., Feb. 6, 2020.More than 1,000 former U.S. Justice Department officials on Sunday called for Attorney General William Barr to resign over his handling of the trial of a long-time adviser of President Donald Trump.

On Tuesday, the Justice Department abandoned prosecutors’ initial recommendation to give the veteran Republican operative Roger Stone seven to nine years in prison after he was found guilty in November of seven counts of lying to Congress, obstruction and witness tampering, prompting all four prosecutors to quit the case.

Democrats blasted the department’s shift in the high-profile case involving Stone, whose friendship with Trump dates back decades. Stone’s trial arose from former Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation that detailed extensive Russian interference in the 2016 election to benefit Trump’s candidacy.

 

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I think it's disgusting what the American people are letting Trump get away with. It has to be stopped or they are going to blindly lead themselves into a dictatorship.

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Lol... DOJ officials are the deep state... they want to undo an election

Hopefully real quick. He is a waste of breathable air

He must be getting to close to those Dems and they are getting nervous

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