Though a Justice Department spokesperson claims that Barr had no contact with the White House regarding Roger Stone’s sentencing recommendation, the Attorney General has mobilized the DOJ in favor of the presidency before
Photo: Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images As the earliest results from New Hampshire showed Bernie Sanders with a slim lead in the Democratic race and Trump with a substantial one in the GOP’s technicality of a primary, NBC News reported that Attorney General William Barr has taken direct action in legal matters that are of personal interest to the president — twice in order to ease sentences for Trump allies.
Senior officials at the Justice Department also intervened last month to help change the government’s sentencing recommendation for Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn, who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI. While the prosecutors had once recommended up to six months in jail, their latest filing now says they believe probation would be appropriate.
“I’ve never seen this happen, ever,” Gregory Brower, a former U.S. attorney for Nevada, told NBC News. “I’d be shocked if the judge didn’t order the U.S. attorney to come into court to explain it.”
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