A letter signed by more than 1900 former Department of Justice employees says Attorney General William Barr has “once again assaulted the rule of law” by moving to drop the case against Michael Flynn, President Trump’s former national security adviser.
The Washington Post writes: “The letter, organized by the nonprofit Protect Democracy, was signed by Justice Department staffers serving in Republican and Democratic administrations dating back to President Eisenhower. The vast majority were former career staffers — rather than political appointees — who worked as federal prosecutors or supervisors at U.S. Attorney Offices across the country or the Justice Department in downtown D.C.“
“Our democracy depends on a Department of Justice that acts as an independent arbiter of equal justice, not as an arm of the president’s political apparatus.” – Protect Democracy
The Post reports the group has called on Congress to censure Barr.
In February, the group collected more than 2600 signatures of former DOJ staffers calling on Barr to step down after he intervened to reduce the sentencing recommendation of Donald Trump’s friend, Roger Stone.
