Roger Stone Can Be Tried, Again

Article/Op-Ed in The Atlantic
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July 14, 2020

Josh Geltzer co-authored a piece in The Atlantic arguing that the Justice Department could reopen the investigation into Roger Stone's activities.

Donald Trump’s commutation of his friend Roger Stone’s criminal sentence is one of the most severe affronts to the rule of law during the Trump administration—and that’s really saying something. Fortunately, it’s not indelible. A future Justice Department could indict Stone once again. And this fact highlights that on the ballot in 2020 is not just a forward-looking end to Trump’s corruption and lawlessness, but also a reversal of some of his administration’s worst excesses.