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alp227

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Tue Jun 23, 2020, 04:43 PM Jun 2020

Politics Influenced Justice Department In Roger Stone Case, DoJ Lawyer Tells Hill

Source: NPR

A current Justice Department prosecutor is planning to tell lawmakers on Wednesday that in his many years in the government, "I have never seen political influence play any role in prosecutorial decision making ... with one exception: United States v Roger Stone," according to a copy of his prepared testimony.

Aaron Zelinsky, who has worked at Justice since 2014, is scheduled to testify at a House Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday as one of two "whistleblowers" set to describe politicization at the Justice Department, said Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D–NY.

In his written statement, Zelinsky said he heard that Stone received different treatment "because of his relationship to the president."

Zelinsky said the person in charge of the U.S. Attorney's office at the time was "receiving heavy pressure from the highest levels of the Department of Justice to cut Stone a break."

Read more: https://www.npr.org/2020/06/23/882379916/politics-influenced-justice-department-in-roger-stone-case-doj-lawyer-tells-hill

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Politics Influenced Justice Department In Roger Stone Case, DoJ Lawyer Tells Hill (Original Post) alp227 Jun 2020 OP
while I have little doubt this is true NewJeffCT Jun 2020 #1
Later in the statement Zelinsky DeminPennswoods Jun 2020 #2
Is his testimony going to be public? Can't find out moonscape Jun 2020 #3

NewJeffCT

(56,827 posts)
1. while I have little doubt this is true
Tue Jun 23, 2020, 04:53 PM
Jun 2020

is there anything in writing that would corroborate his story?

DeminPennswoods

(15,246 posts)
2. Later in the statement Zelinsky
Tue Jun 23, 2020, 04:54 PM
Jun 2020

writes he will honor "privilege", but that it doesn't apply to wrongdoing or exposing such.

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