House Democrats were floored when Senate Republicans voted to acquit President Donald Trump on the two articles of impeachment they sent over to the senate. You couple that with the Iowa Caucus election night debacle and the recent appeals court loss, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats would be looking for payback against President Trump.
Enter Roger Stone.
After President Trump tweeted:
"This is a horrible and very unfair situation. The real crimes were on the other side, as nothing happens to them. Cannot allow this miscarriage of justice!"
Four federal prosecutors stepped down from their posts, prompting both Speaker Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to express their concerns over the president's "interference in the sentencing of Roger Stone." Both legislators just injected themselves into The Stone Zone.
By tweet @realDonaldTrump engaged in political interference in the sentencing of Roger Stone. It is outrageous that DOJ has deeply damaged the rule of law by withdrawing its recommendation. Stepping down of prosecutors should be commended & actions of DOJ should be investigated.
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) February 12, 2020
Here we go again... Pelosi has set the stage for a new impeachment charge to come out of this.
Apparently, the DOJ fix was in against Stone, as one DOJ official stated that the sentencing recommendation was "extreme" and "excessive, grossly disproportionate to offenses."
All starting to unravel with the ridiculous 9 year sentence recommendation! https://t.co/6baxv3Lvuk
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 12, 2020
President Trump then unloaded, question the judge in Stone's case and then the four prosecutors who stepped down.
"Is this the Judge that put Paul Manafort in SOLITARY CONFINEMENT, something that not even mobster Al Capone had to endure? How did she treat Crooked Hillary Clinton? Just asking!"
Who are the four prosecutors (Mueller people?) who cut and ran after being exposed for recommending a ridiculous 9 year prison sentence to a man that got caught up in an investigation that was illegal, the Mueller Scam, and shouldn’t ever even have started? 13 Angry Democrats?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 12, 2020
"Who are the four prosecutors (Mueller people?) who cut and ran after being exposed for recommending a ridiculous 9 year prison sentence to a man that got caught up in an investigation that was illegal, the Mueller Scam, and shouldn’t ever even have started? 13 Angry Democrats?"-DJT
By tweet @realDonaldTrump engaged in political interference in the sentencing of Roger Stone. It is outrageous that DOJ has deeply damaged the rule of law by withdrawing its recommendation. Stepping down of prosecutors should be commended & actions of DOJ should be investigated.
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) February 12, 2020
