NYC Bar Association Condemns Barr for 'Acting in Concert' with Trump to Protect Roger Stone

[babylonsister]

NYC Bar Association Condemns Barr for ‘Acting in Concert’ with Trump to Protect Roger Stone
by Jerry Lambe | 1:12 pm, February 13th, 2020


The New York City Bar Association on Wednesday issued a stinging rebuke of Attorney General William Barr and the Justice Department, expressing “deep concerns about the impartial administration of justice” with regards to former Trump advisor Roger Stone’s prosecution.

In a letter addressed to DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz and the leaders of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees, the Bar Association warned that DOJ’s intervention in Stone’s sentencing recommendation reflected a disregard for the rule of law and posed a serious danger to the American criminal justice system.

“Recent actions by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, a component of the United States Department of Justice, raise serious questions about whether the Department of Justice is making prosecutorial decisions based not on neutral principles but in order to protect President [Donald] Trump’s supporters and friends,” the Bar Association wrote. “In our criminal justice system, a single standard must apply to all who are accused or convicted of violating the law—unequal treatment based on political influence is to be deplored in all cases but is especially dangerous if it emanates from the presidency.”

After recounting the events leading up to the resignation of the prosecutors assigned to Stone’s case, the Bar Association disabused lawmakers of the notion that the DOJ’s conduct was in any way aligned with normal operating procedures, referring to the recent developments as “highly unusual and irregular.”

“The Department of Justice is not in the habit of taking one position in court and then, without explanation, taking a startling different position on the very next day,” the Bar wrote. “This sudden turnabout is itself disturbing. In addition, the Department of Justice is known for rarely asking the sentencing court to impose a sentence below the Guidelines range, other than when the defendant is a cooperating witness or when the defendant’s case presents unusual mitigating factors.”

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https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/nyc-bar-association-condemns-barr-for-acting-in-concert-with-trump-to-protect-roger-stone/

[Iliyah]

1. I hope they are investigating Barr's action for

possible disbarment.

[Ms. Toad]

13. They have nothing to do with his law license. n/t

[louis-t]

2. Dumbass will now try to get rid of NYC Bar.

Mark my words. "They shouldn't be allowed to exist!1!!1"

[2naSalit]

4. Next round of twits to fly off the

the WH veranda.

[Squinch]

3. "Condemns." I'm sick of these weasely responses. They should have disbarred him.

[lame54]

6. Hopefully this is the precursor

[leftieNanner]

9. Yes, but

Every state has its own bar association. I don't know where Barr has been admitted. Probably not New York. DC doesn't have a separate bar - someone has to apply to practice law in DC with a law license from another state.

That's my understanding anyway.

Let's find out where Barr is licensed and petition them!

[Ms. Toad]

16. I guess I'd better warn my students

who are sitting for the DC bar in 12 days that they are wasting their time . . .

(Barr is licensed in DC and new york state; the NYC bar association has nothing to do with licensing attorneys in New York.)

[Ms. Toad]

14. They can't disbar him.

The NYC bar association has nothing to do with his law license.

[MFGsunny]

5. While we know Bar Associations do not disbar ....

..... (only specific state-by-state official entities can), it is helpful for the general public to know where/when professionals take a stand.

Yea, yea, I know ..... it's not nearly enough for what these 2 MF's have already done to destroy the rule of law, but it does matter that the general public get some sort of credible value judgment on which to rely.

[lame54]

7. What state does Barr fall in

[Iliyah]

8. I think it's NY . . .

[leftieNanner]

11. I just looked it up

New York is correct

[MFGsunny]

10. DC and Virginia, best I know.

You may also be interested in Ted Lieu and colleague's letter at link below.

https://lieu.house.gov/sites/lieu.house.gov/files/2019-05-02%20William%20Barr%20State%20bar.pdf

[Karadeniz]

12. I wonder what the replies to that letter from 8 months ago.

[MFGsunny]

15. None that we know of to date. Too typical! At least though, that letter showed ....

... that the complaint went to an appropriate licensing/disciplinary board of each of those 2 states and not simply to a Bar Association without such authority if needed/used.

[Ms. Toad]

17. He also seems to be licensed in New York. n/t

http://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/attorney/AttorneyDetails?attorneyId=rDmoTepS3XjFWqca7QbtSQ%3D%3D

[MFGsunny]

18. Thank you so much. n/t

[Nikki28]

19. honestly

disbar his ass now with no questions asked. I want him on more front pages along with the R party for their contempt of congress and how they abdicated their power to their god.

[Amaryllis]

20. WHat's it take to disbar Barr? Does the American Bar Assoc. have any teeth?

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[Gothmog]

21. This will be fun to watch

[EleanorR]

22. They're Calling on the DOJ IG and Congress to investigate immediately

The letter then calls for “Congress and the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General to begin immediate investigations into these unusual and troubling events.”