Discussions by William Barr about Roger Stone
| Tracking # |
FOIA-2020-00310 |
| Submitted | Feb. 13, 2020 |
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From: Christopher Tidmarsh
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Any and all records of communications between Attorney General William Barr and others inside the Department of Justice between February 10, 2020 and the date this FOIA request is processed (inclusive of those dates) in which Mr. Barr discusses Roger Stone or the current criminal case against Mr. Stone. Specifically, I am looking for any discussion inside the Justice Department in which Mr. Barr mentioned his dissatisfaction with the length of the prison sentence that Justice Department prosecutors recommended for Mr. Stone, and his disagreements with others inside the Justice Department who believed the prosecutors' recommended length of the prison sentence was justified.
Roger Stone is a former political consultant and former adviser to President Donald Trump who has worked for the campaigns of several Republican presidential candidates, including Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Bob Dole, and Donald Trump. In January 2019, Mr. Stone was arrested and charged with "one count of obstruction of an official proceeding, five counts of false statements, and one count of witness tampering," according to the following article in Bloomberg News:
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Christopher Tidmarsh
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 13, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #FOIA-2020-00310.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General
Attached is correspondence from the Department of Justice's Office of Information Policy, which is associated with the above-referenced Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request.
Please do not reply to this e-mail, as this account is not monitored.
Thank you,
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Initial Request Staff
Office of Information Policy
U.S. Department of Justice
202-514-3642 (Main Line)
From: Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General
Attached is correspondence from the Department of Justice's Office of Information Policy, which is associated with the above-referenced Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request.
Please do not reply to this e-mail, as this account is not monitored.
Thank you,
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Initial Request Staff
Office of Information Policy
U.S. Department of Justice
202-514-3642 (Main Line)
202-514-1009 (Fax)
From: Christopher Tidmarsh
Hi,
Thanks so much for your help with this request! I really appreciate it.
Sincerely,
Christopher Tidmarsh
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