John Kennedy defends Barr for overruling prosecutors in Roger Stone case – By Melissa Quinn (CBS News) / Feb 16 2020
Washington — Republican Senator John Kennedy came to the defense of Attorney General Bill Barr amid scrutiny over his decision to intervene in the case of Roger Stone, an ally of President Trump’s, with Kennedy saying the attorney general “exercises power fairly and intelligently.”
“This is my experience with Bill Barr,” Kennedy, of Louisiana, said on “Face the Nation” Sunday. “He’s mature. He’s serious. He exercises power fairly and intelligently. He’s cursed with a rational mind and he’s tough as a boot.”
Kennedy, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, added that “this is the way the process works at Justice, particularly when a public figure is involved,” saying “there are checks and balances and there are multiple layers of supervision.”
Barr is facing growing calls from Democrats to resign after top officials at the Justice Department overruled federal prosecutors who recommended Stone receive seven to nine years in prison. The move led the four prosecutors to abruptly withdraw from the case, with one resigning from the department altogether.
The Justice Department’s intervention came after Mr. Trump fired off a tweet condemning the sentencing recommendation, raising questions about whether the nation’s top law enforcement agency is shielded from political influence.
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