A prosecutor who withdrew from the government's case against Roger Stone is slated to answer questions from the House Judiciary Committee next week as Democrats investigate allegations of political interference at the Department of Justice.
Politico reported Tuesday that committee chairman Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., announced that Aaron Zelinsky, along with antitrust prosecutor for the DOJ John Elias, will appear as "whistleblowers" on June 24. Also there will be former Deputy Attorney General Donald Ayer, who will testify that the DOJ should remain independent.
"Again and again, Attorney General [William] Barr has demonstrated that he will cater to President [Donald] Trump's private political interests, at the expense of the American people and the rule of law," Nadler said. "He has abruptly reversed course on prosecutions against the president's allies and friends. He has pursued pretextual investigations against the president's perceived political enemies. He has failed to defend the Affordable Care Act, and he has helped to roll back important civil rights protections."
Zelinsky worked with special counsel Robert Mueller during the Russia investigation and later led the case against Stone, a longtime Trump ally who was charged and convicted of witness tampering, obstruction, and making false statements as part of the probe.
Prosecutors recommended that Stone serve a lengthy sentence for his crimes, which Trump disagreed. Barr's DOJ responded by saying the sentence should be on the lighter side, which prompted Zelinsky and three others to step down from the case.
Stone was ultimately sentenced to 40 months in prison.
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