"If the special counsel had tried to weigh the politics of the prosecutors as he was choosing them, that would have been more problematic."
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That's not a step House leaders are interested in taking.
Rep. Johnson (R-La.) calls it "very convenient."
But the judge was emphatic that Zelinsky and his team largely got the recommendation right--they were bound by strict guidelines. She used her discretion to issue a lesser sentence.
If Congress wants to pursue his allegation that political bias infected the Stone sentencing, he told lawmakers who was in the room — and who spoke to Barr/Shea — and could provide more details.
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In impeachment, many secondhand accounts were born out as probes went up the chain. Q is if House will make the attempt.