Nadler seeks interviews with DOJ prosecutors that left Stone case
By Marty Johnson - 02/28/20 10:29 AM EST
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) on Friday sent a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) demanding information over possible interference in the case of longtime Trump associate Roger Stone and requesting interviews with the initial prosecutorial team.
"The Judiciary Committee needs to examine a range of recent actions that smack of political interference, including the Department’s withdrawal of the Roger Stone sentencing recommendation; intervening in the handling of the Michael Flynn prosecution; overruling the decision to relocate Paul Manafort to Rikers Island; opening investigations into career officials involved in the Russia investigation; and a series of controversial interventions into sensitive antitrust matters," Nadler said in a statement.
In his letter to Barr, Nadler lists four concerns that the House Judiciary Committee has regarding Barr and the DOJ’s conduct, including specifically the department’s “determination to withdraw a sentencing recommendation for President Trump's longtime associate, Roger Stone.â€
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