Top Justice Department officials overruled their own lawyers by seeking a lighter sentence for Stone.
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States Courthouse with his wife Nydia after being found guilty of obstructing a congressional investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election.: Three federal prosecutors resigned from the Justice Department on Tuesday after they were overruled by their bosses who are seeking a lighter sentence for Trump confidant Roger Stone, raising questions over the agency’s deference to the president.
Three prosecutors—Aaron Zelinsky, Jonathan Kravis and Adam Jed—filed paperwork to resign from their positions hours after senior Justice Department leadership indicated they would seek less jail time for Stone, according to court documents. Prosecutors on the case recommended seven to nine years for Stone on Monday, but senior Justice Department leaders decided to overrule their own lawyers because, one official
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