Prosecutor Quits After DOJ Overrules Stone Sentence

February 11, 2020 Trump Corruption, Trump cultists

The Justice Department is changing its sentencing recommendation for Roger Stone, overruling career prosecutors who requested in a court filing Monday that the former Trump adviser serve 7–9 years in prison, the Washington Post, AP and others reported Tuesday.

Why it matters: The downgraded sentencing recommendation is sure to prompt allegations of political interference.

In a possible sign of the coming fallout, former top Mueller prosecutor Aaron Zelinsky filed a notice withdrawing from the Stone case on Tuesday afternoon. The filing notes that Zelinsky has resigned as a special assistant U.S. attorney in D.C.

BREAKING: DOJ Prosecutor Aaron Zelinsky resigns immediately after withdrawing from #RogerStone case. pic.twitter.com/DQehOylLs1

— Chanel Rion OAN (@ChanelRion) February 11, 2020

Props to this principled prosecutor! And shame on the Trump Department of (In)justice!https://t.co/SWxgZacwQr

— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) February 11, 2020