A Department of Justice watchdog investigation has found no evidence that politics played an improper role in a decision to propose a lighter prison sentence for Roger Stone, a close ally of former President Donald Trump.
Roger Stone walks on the convention floor during the Republican National Convention Wednesday, July 17, 2024, in Milwaukee. in 2020 when top Justice Department officials overruled them and lowered the amount of prison time it would seek for Stone.
But after their discussion, Shea authorized prosecutors to file the brief seeking the harsher sentence anyway. The inspector general noted that the Justice Department's handling of the sentencing in the Stone case was “highly unusual.” But the watchdog blamed the events on Shea's “ineffectual leadership,” and said it found no evidence that Justice Department leadership engaged in misconduct or violated department policy.
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