The DOJ now just exists to exact revenge on Trump’s enemies and spare his convicted criminal friends from jail time
had to at least go through the motions of pretending his role at the Department of Justice was that of top attorney for the United States and notCongress things like “it’s not a crime” for the president to demand staffers lie to investigators, but a mild effort was put in nevertheless.
For anyone wondering if Barr’s actions related to the Stone case—wherein the new filing says the nine-year recommendation “does not accurately reflect the Department of Justice’s position on what would be a reasonable sentence in this matter”—are totally normal and customary, the answer is apparently a resoundingChuck Rosenberg,
a former U.S. attorney in Virginia, said on MSNBC. “And that is the single most dangerous thing that you can do to the Department of Justice.” Asa former U.S. attorney for Nevada and senior FBI official, told NBC News, “I’ve never seen this happen, ever. I’d be shocked if the judge didn’t order the U.S. attorney to come into court to explain it.”
Or, said judge could simply refer to the president‘s early-morning tweets, wherein he applauded the Attorney General for dropping the pretense and just going for it :
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