think how much respect he'd get shaping foreign policy.
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Fourth Stone Prosecutor Resigns After DOJ Rejects Absurd Sentencing Proposal
02/11/2020
Update (1745ET): A fourth career prosecutor working the Roger Stone case has resigned, after Michael Marando notified the court of his withdrawal. He joins Aaron Zelinsky, Jonathan Kravis and Adam Jed - who reportedly bullied federal prosectuor Timothy Shea into recommending a heavy-handed sentence to the long-time Trump associate.
According to Axios, the DOJ has filed a new sentencing recommendation which does not offer a specific sentence recommendation - instead, deferring to the court.
The new memo argues "the witness Stone was convicted of attempting to intimidate, Randy Credico, claims that he "did not perceive a genuine threat,"" according to the report.
Following the Stone chaos, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) demanded that the DOJ Inspector General investigate the matter, saying "This situation has all the indicia of improper political interference in a criminal prosecution."
Stone was found guilty in November on seven counts related to attempts to learn more about when WikiLeaks would publish emails which were harmful to Hillary Clinton's bid for the White House in 2016.
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Update (1605ET): Just a few short hours after Aaron Zelinsky resigned, Roger Stone's other prosecutor Jonathan Kravis has also just resigned as Assistant US Attorney.
Jonathan Kravis "has resigned as an Assistant United States Attorney and therefore no longer represents the government in this case."
Kravis, a former clerk to Justice Stephen Breyer and Judge Merrick Garland on the US Court of Appeals, served as an associate White House counsel for the Obama administration from 2009 to 2010.
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The prosecutor who recommended that Trump confidant Roger Stone receive up to nine years in prison has resigned, effective immediately - after reports have emerged that his office misled the DOJ over the proposal, which reportedly 'shocked' DOJ officials enough that they will re-file it.
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/roger-stone-prosecutor-resigns-immediately-after-doj-rejects-absurd-sentencing-proposal