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Consequence arises amid the Trump administrations controversy when Roger Stone, convicted of lying to congress, obstructing justice, and witness tampering. Stone initially served as a direct line between the Trump administration and Wikileaks, intending on released controversial material on other politicians. His role led to several false statements on important documents for a House Intelligence Committee investigation. Roger Stone's case became especially controversial when Attorney General William Barr ordered the U.S. Attorney's Office in Washington DC to file a second memo for less prison time. This was thrown into further uproar when the President himself went on twitter to criticizing the initial sentence and praising Barr. Key to the controversy is DJT's interference with the Judicial branch, which is largely protected from executive interference through precedent and expectation, not constitutional language. Following the controversy, more than 1,000 former Justice Department lawyers and employees and a variety of Democrat Senators have begun calling for Barr to resign due to overstepping his role.
Questions:
1. Was the Stone sentence too lenient? Should stone be given more time for treason?
2. Did DJT overstep in the judicial branch? What further action by the rest of the US government should be taken?
3. Should William Barr follow the calls and step down from his position as Attorney General?
4. What does this mean for the future of the Trump Administration?
Stone committed treason against his nation, the United States of America, and he should be punished for that crime. Therefore, it is frankly scary that the executive branch choose to interfere with the judiciary to reduce his sentence. The judiciary is meant to be completely impartial and removed from the day-to-day politics of the legislative and executive branch. This event is a clear violation of separation of powers.
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