Tuesday Afternoon Massacre: More federal prosecutors resign from Roger Stone case, some quit DOJ entirely
What is Bill Barr about to do for Roger Stone on behalf of Donald Trump?
Whatever it is, that seems to be what's behind the “Tuesday Afternoon Massacre.”
More AUSAs resign from the Roger Stone case on the same day the DoJ intervened on Trump's behalf.
Earlier today, top Mueller prosecutor Aaron Zelinsky resigned from his position as AUSA in the DC office, but still works in MD... for now.
Jonathan Kravis became the second -- in a statement he said he "has resigned as an Assistant United States Attorney and therefore no longer represents the government in this case."
A third AUSA, Adam Jed, another Mueller veteran, just withdrew.
And a new DOJ attorney, John Crabb Jr., has entered his appearance.
These are the ones we know about, from court filings. At the least, three AUSA have resigned so far. Are there or will there be more?
And John Crabb, the acting chief of the DC US Attorney's Office criminal division, enters his appearance in the case. pic.twitter.com/kIm3GXgXFQ
— Andrew Prokop (@awprokop) February 11, 2020
Adam Jed becomes the third Stone prosecutor to withdraw, days before sentencing. pic.twitter.com/P1gT1LUlqL
— Andrew Prokop (@awprokop) February 11, 2020
And now Jonathan Kravis has quit entirely. https://t.co/jYsfe3hqiK pic.twitter.com/GObnJZgwTD
— emptywheel (@emptywheel) February 11, 2020
New: Another prosecutor in Roger Stone's case has withdrawn after DOJ said it was reconsidering its sentencing recommendation. Jonathan Kravis "has resigned as an Assistant United States Attorney and therefore no longer represents the government in this case." pic.twitter.com/eXbBjhXNFW
— Brad Heath (@bradheath) February 11, 2020
This is extraordinarily unusual.
— Brad Heath (@bradheath) February 11, 2020
Another prosecutor out: Jonathan Kravis tells the court he has resigned as an AUSA and no longer reps the government on the Stone case.
We wrote about Kravis here when he started working on Mueller cases: https://t.co/pVWEFJwO8p
— Betsy Woodruff Swan (@woodruffbets) February 11, 2020
BREAKING Second prosecutor in Stone cases, Jonathan Kravis, announces in court filing he has resigned as assistant U.S. attorney. https://t.co/9QS9xMQDV9 pic.twitter.com/bW3Kk5DFjU
— Spencer Hsu (@hsu_spencer) February 11, 2020