Investigation of the Department of Justice's handling of the sentencing recommendation in United States v. Roger Stone

Reporting cited here

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   DOJ's inspector general found that acting U.S. Attorney Timothy Shea's February 2020 intervention to reduce the Stone sentencing recommendation was highly unusual and ineffectual management that led all four trial prosecutors to withdraw. OIG did not find evidence Shea was improperly influenced by political considerations or had communicated with the White House about the decision. The leadership intervention was documented; an improper political motive was not established.

   Executive Summary and Conclusions: sequence, prosecutor withdrawals, management findings, and no-evidence conclusion

   Inspector general finds highly unusual leadership intervention in Stone's sentencing recommendation · OIG investigation closed with no finding that political considerations caused the intervention