Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham ripped into recent reports of political bias in the case against Roger Stone.
“If media reports are accurate — about juror bias in the Roger Stone case — I hope the Court will take such allegations seriously,” Graham tweeted Thursday. (RELATED: ‘A Bunch Of Partisan Bulls**t’: Lindsey Graham Hopes Impeachment Blows Up In Democrats’ Faces)
If media reports are accurate — about juror bias in the Roger Stone case — I hope the Court will take such allegations seriously. https://t.co/7KRKBoJOwa
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) February 13, 2020
“Every American is entitled to political views, but no American should ever face a jury with seething political bias in a case that involves politics,” Graham added. “Simply not fair.”
Every American is entitled to political views, but no American should ever face a jury with seething political bias in a case that involves politics.
Simply not fair.
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) February 13, 2020
Prosecutors recommended a nine-year prison sentence for Stone, once a confidant of President Donald Trump. The president — among others — publicly criticized the official suggestions as excessive.
He was originally arrested in a pre-dawn raid of his Florida home and eventually convicted on charges of obstruction, making false statements, and witness tampering.
#RogerStone Senior DOJ official tells @CBSNews Department was shocked to see sentencing recommendation Stone case. This is not what was briefed to Dept. The Dept. believes recommendation is extreme, excessive, grossly disproportionate to offenses…#DEVELOPING
— Catherine Herridge (@CBS_Herridge) February 11, 2020
All starting to unravel with the ridiculous 9 year sentence recommendation! https://t.co/6baxv3Lvuk
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 12, 2020
Attorney General William Barr led the DOJ to reevaluate the sentencing recommendation, at which point several prosecutors resigned from the case in protest.
Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jerry Nadler confirms in a letter that Attorney General William Barr will testify before the Committee on March 31 to address questions regarding his leadership and President Trump’s influence over the DOJ. https://t.co/bRnGyw1Mx6
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) February 13, 2020
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler announced that he would call Barr in to testify over what a number of Democrats have been calling inappropriate influence on the justice system.