Top 5 Takeaways from Former Mueller Prosecutor’s ‘Damning’ Statement on DOJ Interference in Roger Stone Case – By Matt Naham (Law and Crime) / June 23 2020
A former prosecutor in special counsel Robert Mueller’s office has released his opening statement on the eve of scheduled testimony before the Democrat-led House Judiciary Committee. Aaron Zelinsky, among others, is set to testify on Wednesday in a sort of whistleblower capacity about “improper politicization” of Attorney General Bill Barr’s DOJ.
Zelinsky and other line prosecutors famously quit the Roger Stone case after Barr’s subordinates intervened and overrode their sentencing recommendations. Stone is, of course, a longtime ally and advisor of President Donald Trump. Zelinsky argued at trial that Stone lied to congressional investigators in order to protect Trump. Zelinsky withdrew from the Stone case along with three others after the DOJ intervention back in February. Adam Jed, Michael J. Marando and Jonathan Kravis all left the case, and Kravis left the DOJ entirely.
Here’s are the top five takeaways from Zelinsky’s opening statement.
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