Monday, February 17, 2020

Check it Out: DOJ Alumni Letter Calling for AG Barr's Resignation

Here's the letter that's getting so much attention. And here's the gist:

Although there are times when political leadership appropriately weighs in on individual prosecutions, it is unheard of for the Department's top leaders to overrule line prosecutors, who are following established policies, in order to give preferential treatment to a close associate of the President, as Attorney General Barr did in the Stone case. It is even more outrageous for the Attorney General to intervene as he did here--after the President publicly condemned the sentencing recommendation that line prosecutors had already filed in court.

Such behavior is a grave threat to the fair administration of justice.

https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/conlaw/2020/02/check-it-out-doj-alumni-letter-calling-for-ag-barrs-resignation.html

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