Early Wednesday morning, President Trump congratulated Attorney General Bill Barr for “taking charge” of the Roger Stone case which he called “totally out of control and perhaps should not have even been brought”:
Congratulations to Attorney General Bill Barr for taking charge of a case that was totally out of control and perhaps should not have even been brought. Evidence now clearly shows that the Mueller Scam was improperly brought & tainted. Even Bob Mueller lied to Congress!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 12, 2020
Trump followed up with this:
Two months in jail for a Swamp Creature, yet 9 years recommended for Roger Stone (who was not even working for the Trump Campaign). Gee, that sounds very fair! Rogue prosecutors maybe? The Swamp! @foxandfriends @TuckerCarlson
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 12, 2020
This went over well, as you’d expect:
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Trump has now publicly admitted that his attorney general intervened in the case of his own longtime adviser — who obstructed an investigation into an attack on our political system — for the express purpose of undermining DOJ's own investigative conclusions about himself. https://t.co/T3Q9tUMCdt
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) February 12, 2020
"congratulations to AG Barr"
Trump is destroying the rule of law & gleefully throwing it in all our faces, as Rs watch silently. https://t.co/1dkNp3HKjr
— Jesse Lehrich (@JesseLehrich) February 12, 2020
The jurors that found Roger Stone guilty must've been watching a different trial. https://t.co/h556StwgEM
— Dan Sweeney (@Daniel_Sweeney) February 12, 2020
This is what happens in authoritarian regimes. This is not good for America. Doesn't even matter if you're a Trump supporter. https://t.co/7hYbUPk8ns
— Wajahat Ali (@WajahatAli) February 12, 2020
Sentencing recommendations countermanded, prosecutors punished, and enemies investigated.
How do we measure the damage Bill Barr is inflicting on the independence, integrity and reputation of the Department of Justice?
We can’t. https://t.co/d4b7z49EOp
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) February 12, 2020
And last night, President Trump floated the idea of a pardon for Michael Flynn and Stone citing “prosecutorial misconduct”:
Raise your hand if you believe it’s time for a FULL PARDON for Roger Stone and Michael Flynn
— Israel & USA forever (@IsraelUSAforevr) February 12, 2020
Prosecutorial Misconduct? https://t.co/ignPtwRQUG
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 12, 2020
Buckle up, Wednesday is going to get NUTS:
The roadblock coverage of a contest over 24 delegates, as Trump completes his takeover of the Justice Department, has an eerie, baptism-scene-in-The-Godfather quality to it. https://t.co/4HqkBNhX7h
— subscribe to my newsletter (@brianbeutler) February 12, 2020
In which the president publicly floats the idea of pardoning Flynn and Stone. https://t.co/wCdRHgjgby
— Andrew Egger (@EggerDC) February 12, 2020
Pardoning coconspirators is an impeachable offense.
Just impeach him over and over again. https://t.co/Er2jDxySth
— David Atkins (@DavidOAtkins) February 12, 2020
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