U.S Attorney General Bill Barr urged to step down by over 1,100 former prosecutors & DOJ officials
A rare statement was posted on Sunday by about 1,110 former Justice Department officials and former prosecutors, urging US Attorney General Bill Barr to resign. This comes after an extraordinary week of events at the Justice Department.
Actions such as the withdrawal of four career prosecutors from the case of former Trump ally Roger Stone after Barr overruled their sentencing recommendation, Barr's separate investigation into the case of former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, and his unusual interview pushing back against the President, have prompted the call for Barr's resignation.
The statement, which was issued by former DOJ officials who had served in administrations of both political parties, emphasized that Mr. Barr's actions in serving the President's per...