Top Mueller prosecutor urges Barr to serve Roger Stone grand jury subpoena

Andrew Weissmann, one of special counsel Robert Mueller's top prosecutors, encouraged the Justice Department to "vindicate the rule of law" by putting Roger Stone before a grand jury.

He wrote in an op-ed published by the New York Times on Tuesday that President Trump commuting the 40-month prison sentence for his longtime friend "does not have to be the end of the story."

"To get at the truth of why he lied" to congressional investigators about his alleged outreach to WikiLeaks for "Russian dirt" on Trump's Democratic 2016 rival Hillary Clinton, Weissmann said Stone could be served with a grand jury subpoena, either by a federal or state prosecutor or even with a congressional subpoena.

Weissmann noted reporting that Attorney General William Barr privately urged against clemency for Stone and voiced hope that Barr might still pursue the GOP operative. "The tools to get at the truth are there and should be used. If Mr. Barr does not support their use, we should all ask ourselves why not," he wrote.

Weissmann explored three options Stone would have, including lying and refusing to comply with a subpoena, which he noted would expose Stone to criminal liability.

"Finally, Mr. Stone’s third choice — the one that does not carry with it the risk of criminal charges and jail — is simply to tell the truth," he wrote.

Stone, 67, had been convicted of lying to congressional investigators about his alleged outreach to WikiLeaks, obstructing a congressional investig... (Read more)

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