38- Prosecutorial Discretion
What Roman Mars Can Learn About Con Law
English - February 22, 2020 18:43 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 3.5K ratingsGovernment Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Prosecutors recommended that Roger Stone, an associate of Donald Trump, be given a heavy penalty after being convicted of seven felony counts, including lying to authorities. But after intervention from Attorney General Barr, and tweets from the President, those recommendations were rescinded. What can his case tell us about presidential interference and prosecutorial discretion?