Posted on 02/14/2020 12:20:01 PM PST by yesthatjallen
Attorney General William Barr has ordered an outside prosecutor to review the criminal case against Michael Flynn, President Trump's former national security adviser, sources tell The New York Times.
Such reviews are rare and are likely to raise new questions about potential political interference by Department of Justice (DOJ) officials into cases.
The report comes after the DOJ earlier this week reversed a decision to recommend a seven- to nine-year prison sentence for Roger Stone, a longtime adviser to Trump. That decision led the entire prosecutorial team to resign in an apparent protest.
According to the Times, Barr has also tapped outside prosecutors to review other politically sensitive cases being handled by the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington, which is overseeing Flynn’s prosecution.
Among the team members identified were Jeff Jensen, a prosecutor in the U.S. attorney’s office in St. Louis who is handling Flynn's case, and additional prosecutors from Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen’s office.
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Review? Is that a nice way of saying ESAD, Trump supporters?
Really dude, (Barr) don’t bother. You must be so busy doing other things. President Trump can handle it.
What does esad mean?
Eat [excrement] and die.
Cuts both ways.
This is what you do with oversight AH. ESAD yourself.
It’s happening. AG Barr on the job one year is putting professionalism back into the DOJ.
The Swamp and DNC Media are triggered.
Go AG Barr!
Throw the mob a bone!
Who did he appoint, Sessions?
I can no longer differentiate what people really believe and sarcasm.
is the NYT a trusted source?
It’s good news, figure it out.
Oh this will all end well.
In other words - he RECUSED himself.
Sessions 2.0
Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss.
Dittoes that.
It’s either sarcasm. Or a severe case of HUA.
Jeff Jensen is a Trump pick. We’ll see.
Great development!
I think a lot of it depends on when Trump picked him. The first two years of appointments were filled with backstabbers and deep state moles. It has taken a while for Trump to clear a lot of that out.
No wonder the Mueller Dem rats scrambled for the exits when they figured out their dirtywork would be reviewed.
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