Trump's Roger Stone power play reveals a presidency unleashed

Posted on AllSides February 12th, 2020
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White House, Justice Department, William Barr, Donald Trump, Abuse of Power
ANALYSIS

By bulldozing into Roger Stone's sentencing, Donald Trump sparked a mutiny by four career prosecutors, raised fears about the impartial administration of justice and showed how his impeachment acquittal unchained an already rampant presidency.

The Justice Department's decision to water down a recommendation by its own prosecutors for Stone to serve up to nine years in prison that outraged the President sent shockwaves through Washington. It also appears to reflect Trump's redoubled determination to escalate pressure on core institutions of the US government to pursue his personal and political priorities....

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