Whistle-Blower Says DOJ Aimed to Give Trump Ally Stone a Break

A federal prosecutor in the case against Roger Stone says improper political pressure was applied to reduce the Justice Department’s recommended sentence in the criminal case of the longtime adviser to President Donald Trump.

“What I heard -- repeatedly -- was that Roger Stone was being treated differently from any other defendant because of his relationship to the president,” Aaron Zelinsky said in prepared testimony for a hearing Wednesday before the House Judiciary Committee.

“Such pressure resulted in the virtually unprecedented decision to override the original sentencing recommendation in his case and to file a new sentencing memorandum that ...