Prosecutors felt 'under siege' by Attorney General Barr's meddling months before Stone's sentencing
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The first thing federal prosecutors working on Roger Stone's case heard from their new boss, a Bill Barr loyalist, was that he wanted the sentencing recommendation for Stone weakened. It was Timothy Shea's first day on the job after being installed as the actProsecutors felt 'under siege' by Attorney General Barr's meddling months before Stone's sentencing
The first thing federal prosecutors working on Roger Stone's case heard from their new boss, a Bill Barr loyalist, was that he wanted the sentencing recommendation for Stone weakened. It was Timothy Shea's first day on the job after being installed as the acting U.S. attorney for Washington, and the Stone prosecutors, just days away from filing their sentencing recommendation, felt «under siege,» according to The New York Times. Shortly after those prosecutors recommended 7 to 9 years for Stone's conviction on seven felony counts, Attorney General Barr himself would intervene in the case as Donald Trump groused on Twitter, decrying the recommendation as a «miscarriage of justice.» A day later, all four prosecutors, led by Aaron Zelinsky, quit the case. Read more