Stone Prosecutor Who Quit Case in Protest Is Joining Facebook

A prosecutor on the trial team that won Roger Stone’s conviction is leaving the Justice Department following Trump administration interventions that effectively negated Stone’s prison sentence, according to people familiar with the matter.

Michael Marando, who delivered part of the closing argument in Stone’s trial, will join Facebook Inc., where he will set policy on the site’s content, the people said.

Roger Stone smiles while departing from federal court in Washington, D.C. in 2019.

Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg

A spokeswoman for the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington, where Marando has worked since quitting the Stone case, declined to comment on behalf of Marando and the office. A Facebook representative didn’t immediately respond to a ...