Justice Barrier’s controversial behavior in the case of political adviser Roger Stone, who was convicted in the Russia affair, has prompted more than 1,100 former Justice Department officials to step down.
In the open letter that circulated on the Internet on Sunday, they accused Barr and US President Donald Trump of “openly and repeatedly” violating the principle of allowing the judiciary to make an impartial and impartial decision.
“Nobody should be given special treatment in law enforcement because he is a close political ally of the President,” the former Justice Department officials said with regard to Stone.
Governments “that use the enormous power of law enforcement to punish their enemies and reward their allies” are not part of a “constitutional republic; they are autocracies, »it said.
Stone was found guilty in November of interfering with US Congress investigations into suspected covert Russian interference in Trump’s favor in the 2016 election campaign. A week ago, the public prosecutor filed for seven to nine years in prison.
Ministry for milder punishment after Trump criticism
After Trump sharply criticized this on Twitter, the Department of Justice intervened and spoke out for a milder prison sentence. All four prosecutors withdrew from the case in protest at the intervention. A newly appointed public prosecutor finally proposed a sentence of only around three to four years in prison. The sentence will be announced next Thursday.
The otherwise energetic Trump defender Barr accused the president last Thursday of making his ministry’s work more difficult with his statements on Twitter (to the report). Trump then tweeted that he had the “right” to demand that the Department of Justice intervene in criminal proceedings.
Former Department of Justice officials said Barr was late in admitting his Trump handicap. In addition, regardless of his criticism, the minister is carrying out the will of the president. “These acts and the harm they have done to the Justice Department’s integrity and rule of law call for Barr to resign,” the call said.
(Oli / SDA)
Created: 02/16/2020, 08:19 PM
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