Epstein Secrets

years in prison," but after Trump "cried foul," Attorney General Barr "overrul[ed] his own team, saying the sentencing

mas also reported prosecutors "recommended that Stone be sentenced to seven to nine years in prison," but after Trump "cried foul," Attorney General Barr "overrul[ed] his own team, saying the sentencing recommendation was too harsh." Thomas added Stone "was ultimately sentenced to three years and fou

n. Concerned in part about how it plays politically. Senior officials tell NBC News the Justice Department played no role and that Attorney General William Barr personally counseled the President against clemency for Stone." The Hill (7/11, Moreno, 2.98M) reports sources also told NBC that White House Chief

ght otherwise on Election Day." PROTESTS Trump Hails Barr On Launch Of Operation Legend. President Trump on Saturday tweeted, "Congratulations to A.G. Barr. Law & Order!" He retweeted John Solomon, founder of Just the News, who said, "Breaking: AG Barr launches Operation Legend, federal crackdown on vi

bused the power of the presidency that he makes Warren Harding and Richard Nixon look like choirboys." In her Washington Post (7/11, 14.2M) column, Ruth Marcus concurs, "It is hard to imagine a more corrupt use of the clemency power than...Trump's commutation of the sentence of convicted felon Roger Stone.

: "Hugh J. Hurwitz, the agency's acting head, will be replaced by Kathleen Hawk Sawyer, who served as Bureau of Prisons director from 1992 to 2003. Barr also appointed Thomas R. Kane to serve as her deputy, a position currently vacant. ... Even before Epstein's death, Justice Department officials pr

ost.com, and I'll highlight some of the most thoughtful emails. Thanks to everyone who wrote in yesterday. So many smart answers! Attorney General William Barr listens as Trump speaks in the Oval Office on Nov. 26. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) THE LATEST ON THE INVESTIGATIONS: -- Attorney General

caught the car." • The Editorial Board: "If Trump has a substantive defense, he should send advisers to testify." • Deputy editorial page editor Ruth Marcus: "Impeachment feels a lot like Kavanaugh 2.0." • Columnist Catherine Rampell: "The more love Always Trumpers show, the more dangerous Trump become

ost.com, and I'll highlight some of the most thoughtful emails. Thanks to everyone who wrote in yesterday. So many smart answers! Attorney General William Barr listens as Trump speaks in the Oval Office on Nov. 26. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) THE LATEST ON THE INVESTIGATIONS: -- Attorney General

he disagrees with the Justice Department's inspector general on one of the key findings in an upcoming report about the FBI's Russia investigation. Barr appears to disagree "that the FBI had enough information in July 2016 to justify launching an investigation into members of the Trump campaign," De

caught the car." • The Editorial Board: "If Trump has a substantive defense, he should send advisers to testify." • Deputy editorial page editor Ruth Marcus: "Impeachment feels a lot like Kavanaugh 2.0." • Columnist Catherine Rampell: "The more love Always Trumpers show, the more dangerous Trump become

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blicans don't care about the facts." • Henry Olsen: "Republicans won't impeach Trump. But they should punish him." • Deputy editorial page editor Ruth Marcus: "The House is now fully entitled to hear from Pence, Pompeo, Mulvaney and Giuliani." • Jennifer Rubin: "If Pompeo doesn't testify, he should be

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