1/ Today @nytimes (and others) reported that Barr has assigned prosecutors from the St. Louis U.S. Attorney’s Office and elsewhere to review “politically sensitive” cases, including Flynn’s. https://t.co/6fhOppFoFz— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) February 14, 2020
3/ On its face, Barr’s action is hard to criticize. Most of us want the work of prosecutors to be heavily scrutinized and reviewed to ensure that they’re doing the right thing. I want that too.— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) February 14, 2020
But there’s more going on here.
5/ Obviously high profile cases get more scrutiny and always have.— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) February 14, 2020
But what’s odd here is that DOJ is going back and reviewing a case (Flynn’s) that resulted in a conviction as well as a finding by a federal judge that Flynn’s allegations of wrongdoing had no merit.
7/ No one likes having someone look over their shoulder and second guess their decision making. And it’s harder to get someone to take on an assignment if they know that they are likely to be investigated and could end up hated by millions of Trump’s followers.— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) February 14, 2020
7/ No one likes having someone look over their shoulder and second guess their decision making. And it’s harder to get someone to take on an assignment if they know that they are likely to be investigated and could end up hated by millions of Trump’s followers.— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) February 14, 2020
10/ This isn’t how the Justice Department is supposed to work. And despite allegations of political influence, it isn’t the Justice Department I know.— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) February 14, 2020
Our legal system is supposed to treat you the same, whether you’re Trump’s enemy or his friend. /end