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Government,
Criminal

Feb. 14, 2020

Insubordination shouldn’t be celebrated

Prosecutors in the Roger Stone case lied to the attorney general about their sentencing recommendation.

Bilal A. Essayli

Partner
Essayli & Brown LLP

Email: bessayli@essaylibrown.com

Bilal is a former assistant United States attorney in the Central District of California.

Insubordination shouldn’t be celebrated
New York Times News Service

All four prosecutors on the Roger Stone case abruptly withdrew from the case this week when their recommended sentencing position was disapproved by the Department of Justice -- or "Main Justice" as it's known by federal prosecutors. The media has been running wild with sensational claims that President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr politically interfered with the case. The media, however, is missing the real controversy.

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