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A watchdog complaint on February 21 argued that Attorney General Bill Barr, Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen, and U.S. Attorney Timothy Shea unlawfully interfered in criminal cases involving Roger Stone and Michael Flynn. The complaint said the interventions blew past DOJ’s duty to stay insulated from politics and deepened the appearance that Trump allies were getting special treatment.
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A watchdog complaint on February 21 argued that Attorney General Bill Barr, Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen, and U.S. Attorney Timothy Shea unlawfully interfered in criminal cases involving Roger Stone and Michael Flynn. The complaint said the interventions blew past DOJ’s duty to stay insulated from politics and deepened the appearance that Trump allies were getting special treatment.
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A watchdog complaint on February 21 argued that Attorney General Bill Barr, Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen, and U.S. Attorney Timothy Shea unlawfully interfered in criminal cases involving Roger Stone and Michael Flynn. The complaint said the interventions blew past DOJ’s duty to stay insulated from politics and deepened the appearance that Trump allies were getting special treatment.
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