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NEW: Barr's intervention in Roger Stone's sentencing wasn't the first time he took control of a Trump ally's case.

Senior DOJ officials also stepped in last month to lower the government's sentencing recommendation for former Trump NSA Michael Flynn.nbcnews.com/politics/justi…
The revised sentencing recommendation for Flynn came on the same day Jessie Liu stepped down as DC US Atty [because Trump was to nominate her for a Treasury post]. She was replaced the next day by a Barr ally.

Trump has now rescinded his nomination of Liu.
“Four prosecutors abruptly withdrew from the case of President Trump’s longtime friend Roger Stone after senior DOJ officials intervened to recommend a more lenient sentence for crimes he committed in a bid to protect the president.”

Great lede, @ktbenner.nyti.ms/2uAGbsk
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Polly Sigh
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Former top Nunes aide Kash Patel, who played a key role in helping House GOP obstruct the Russia probe, left the NSC – where he was involved in the Ukraine scheme – and is now senior adviser to new acting DNI Richard Grenell, who has ZERO intel experience.politi.co/2V8HpGf
Vindman testified that NSC staffer Kash Patel [who, as Nunes' aide, helped the GOP undermine the Russia probe] “misrepresented” himself to Trump to involve himself in Ukraine policy and circumvented normal NSC process to feed Trump false info about Ukraine.
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Polly Sigh
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Intelligence officials warned House lawmakers last week that Russia was interfering in 2020 to get Trump re-elected, a disclosure to Congress that angered Trump, who complained that Democrats would use it against him.

None of this comes as any surprise.nyti.ms/2uTOgJ7
Trump was so enraged that acting-DNI Maguire's staff briefed Congress about this national security threat from Russia, he replaced Maguire as his permanent DNI pick and replaced him with Trump lackey, Richard Grenell, who has ZERO intelligence experience.
In the wake of ODNI's briefing to Congress that Russia is interfering in 2020 to get Trump re-elected, Trump fired acting-DNI Maguire.

Also departing the senior ranks of ODNI: ODNI General Counsel Jason Klitenic and Principal Deputy DNI Andrew Hallman.
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BREAKING: Longtime Trump confidant and former campaign advisor Roger Stone has been sentenced to 40 months in prison "amid pardon speculation."

Judge Jackson pointed out that Stone lied to Congress to cover up for Trump.
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