'Where are the Republicans to speak out on this blatant violation of the rule of law?”
February 13, 2020, 8:03 PMCatch up on the developing stories making headlines.After the Department of Justice overruled a sentencing recommendation made by career prosecutors in the case of’s longtime associate Roger Stone, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi asserted on Thursday that the reversal represented another “abuse of power” that must be investigated by Congress.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi delivers remarks during a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 13, 2020.After Trump tweeted a complaint about a"miscarriage of justice," the Justice Department filed an updated sentencing memorandum in its case against Stone on Tuesday, noting that the previous recommendation by prosecutors of seven to nine years for Stone “would not be appropriate” and instead said it “defers to the court" while suggesting more lenient treatment.
In response, Pelosi said Attorney General William Barr has “deeply damaged” the Department of Justice, though she commended four prosecutors who withdrew from the case following the attorney general’s decision. “There’s no issue here,” McCarthy, R-Calif., told reporters at a news conference Thursday, contending Democrats “do not have facts.”
“I wish it were sooner, but he did accept the invitation so we don't have to go another step there,” she continued.during testimony last year
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