I thought I had said something along those lines:
Those disappointed in the DOJ's declining to prosecute McCabe and others believe he is a swamp creature.
Posted on 02/16/2020 8:11:08 AM PST by ransomnote
WASHINGTON — More than 1,100 former federal prosecutors and Justice Department officials called on Attorney General William P. Barr on Sunday to step down after he intervened last week to lower the Justice Department’s sentencing recommendation for President Trump’s longtime friend Roger J. Stone Jr.
They also urged current government employees to report any signs of unethical behavior at the Justice Department to the agency’s inspector general and to Congress.
“Each of us strongly condemns President Trump’s and Attorney General Barr’s interference in the fair administration of justice,” the former Justice Department lawyers, who came from across the political spectrum, wrote in an open letter on Sunday. Those actions, they said, “require Mr. Barr to resign.”
The sharp denunciation of Mr. Barr underlined the extent of the fallout over the case of Mr. Stone, capping a week that strained the attorney general’s relationship with his rank and file, and with the president himself.
A Justice Department spokeswoman declined to comment.
After prosecutors on Monday recommended a prison sentence of up to nine years for Mr. Stone, who was convicted of obstructing a congressional inquiry, Mr. Trump lashed out at federal law enforcement. Senior officials at the department, including Mr. Barr, overrode the recommendation the next day with a more lenient one, immediately prompting accusations of political interference, and the four lawyers on the Stone case abruptly withdrew in protest.
The Justice Department said the case had not been discussed with anyone at the White House, but that Mr. Trump congratulated Mr. Barr on his decision did little to dispel the perception of political influence. And as the president widened his attacks on law enforcement, Mr. Barr publicly reproached the president, saying that Mr. Trump’s statements undermined him, as well the department.
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I dont understand what the crap they think Barr or Trump did wrong besides their jobs!
And this nonsense about the justice dept not supposed to be politicized. Baloney. If it weren’t intended to answer to the people on a political level then the founders wouldn’t have put the president in charge of executing the laws.
The reason the DOJ has been rogue for so long is that they forgot WHO’S BOSS! THE PRESIDENT!
They answer to him. He answers to US!
The Obamunists want to obstruct justice and investigations into the Obama administration’s scandals.
I thought I had said something along those lines:
Those disappointed in the DOJ's declining to prosecute McCabe and others believe he is a swamp creature.
[1100 Obama DOJ alumni want Barr out]>>
All the more reason to keep him and turn him loose with both scalpel and battle axe.
Study the list: 1/2 of the signatories served 5 years or less, hardly anyone who’s opinion bears significant weight. Many are not even attorneys. A large number are no more than trial level attorneys. Believe me, if there was a significant personality who held senior office or a reputation for integrity over and above politics, they would have been highlighted.
Verdict: guilty of fake new: “1,200 officials” amount to nothing.
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