Tag: Trump interference with Justice Department

Barr ensnared in Roger Stone firestorm

The Hill logoAttorney General Bill Barr is engulfed in a political firestorm on Capitol Hill amid the fallout from the Justice Department’s decision to reduce its recommended sentence for Roger Stone. 

Democrats are clamoring for Barr to testify and for the department’s decision to be investigated, arguing the move is the latest sign that Trump is feeling emboldened after Republicans acquitted him last week of abusing his power and obstructing Congress.

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) called Barr an “enabler” of Trump, adding, “That’s a kind word.”  Continue reading.

Justice Dept. to Weigh Inquiry Into Clinton Foundation

The following article by Michael S. Schmidt and Maggie Haberman was posted on the New York Times website November 13, 2017:

The Shootaring Canyon uranium mill in the desert outside Ticaboo, Utah, last month. Credit George Frey/Getty Images

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department said Monday that prosecutors were looking into whether a special counsel should be appointed to investigate political rivals President Trump has singled out for scrutiny, including Hillary Clinton.

The department, in a letter sent to the House Judiciary Committee, said the prosecutors would examine allegations that donations to the Clinton Foundation were tied to a 2010 decision by the Obama administrationto allow a Russian nuclear agency to buy Uranium One, a company that owned access to uranium in the United States, and other issues. Continue reading “Justice Dept. to Weigh Inquiry Into Clinton Foundation”