国际英语资讯:Roundup: U.S. Attorney General Barr under fire over cases linked with Trumps former allies
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 14-- <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Attorney">Attorney</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="Barr">Barr</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="assigned">assigned</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="prosecutor">prosecutor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="review">review</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="criminal">criminal</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="advisor">advisor</span> <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Flynn">Flynn</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="awaiting">awaiting</span> <span word="sentencing">sentencing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="lying">lying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Federal">Federal</span> <span word="Bureau">Bureau</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Investigation">Investigation</span>, <span word="local">local</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p><span word="Barr">Barr</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="Jeffrey">Jeffrey</span> <span word="Jensen">Jensen</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="attorney">attorney</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Eastern">Eastern</span> <span word="District">District</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Missouri">Missouri</span>, "<span word="to">to</span> <span word="scrutinize">scrutinize</span>" <span word="Flynn">Flynn</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="multiple">multiple</span> <span word="reports">reports</span>, <span word="noting">noting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="review">review</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="month">month</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="was">was</span> "<span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="trigger">trigger</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="accusations">accusations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="interference">interference</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="Justice">Justice</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="prosecutors">prosecutors</span>," <span word="The">The</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="Times">Times</span> <span word="commented">commented</span>.</p><p><span word="Flynn">Flynn</span> <span word="resigned">resigned</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Flynn">Flynn</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="appointment">appointment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="counsel">counsel</span> <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="Mueller">Mueller</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="probe">probe</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alleged">alleged</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="interference">interference</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2016 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="election">election</span>.</p><p><span word="Barr">Barr</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="allegations">allegations</span> <span word="of">of</span> "<span word="misuse">misuse</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="criminal">criminal</span> <span word="justice">justice</span> <span word="system">system</span>" <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="controversy">controversy</span> <span word="surrounding">surrounding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Justice">Justice</span> <span word="Department">Department</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lessen">lessen</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="ally">ally</span> <span word="Roger">Roger</span> <span word="Stone">Stone</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="tweeted">tweeted</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="displeasure">displeasure</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gravity">gravity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> <span word="recommendation">recommendation</span>.</p><p><span word="Four">Four</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="prosecutors">prosecutors</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="resigned">resigned</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="protest">protest</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Justice">Justice</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="overruled">overruled</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Stone">Stone</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="attorney">attorney</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="intense">intense</span> <span word="scrutiny">scrutiny</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="removal">removal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Attorney">Attorney</span> <span word="Jessie">Jessie</span> <span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="January">January</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="accepting">accepting</span> <span word="Ukraine">Ukraine</span>-<span word="related">related</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="lawyer">lawyer</span> <span word="Rudy">Rudy</span> <span word="Giuliani">Giuliani</span>.</p>
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