The Justice Department’s internal watchdog has opened an investigation into Attorney General William Barr’s unusual intervention in the criminal case against Roger Stone
, Donald Trump’s longtime adviser.
“Our general practice is to not confirm or deny the existence of any ongoing investigation,” Logan said. The attorney general acknowledged that the recommendation was changed after Trump tweeted his condemnation of the original proposal, but Barr said he had told colleagues to revise the court submission before Trump weighed in.
At the time of the commutation in July, Trump and Stone both vowed that his informal political counselor would continue with his appeals. The president said Stone stood a strong chance of being exonerated, but the conservative author and activist dropped his appeal last month, saying the odds of success were too remote.
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