We are watching the rule of law collapse in real time.
It is no surprise that President Trump on Tuesday meddled in the federal case against his friend Roger Stone — who is convicted of sabotaging an investigation against Trump himself — declaring that a nine-year sentencing recommendation by Department of Justice lawyers was “very unfair” and adding that he “cannot allow this miscarriage of justice!”
It is no surprise that the Department of Justice — led by Trump’s unendingly faithful servant, Attorney General William Barr — responded to Trump’s tweet by reversing itself, instead recommending that Stone serve only an “unspecified” amount of time in prison.