MSNBC contributor calls for ‘protests in the streets’ over ‘immoral’ Attorney General William Barr

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MSNBC contributor and legal blog editor Elie Mystal called on federal prosecutors to resign and take to the streets in protest over Attorney General William Barr’s behavior at the helm of the Department of Justice.

Mystal made the plea during a Saturday morning appearance on AM Joy. The conversation centered on Barr’s involvement in the case of longtime GOP operative Roger Stone. The Department of Justice announced on Tuesday, the day after federal prosecutors called for Stone to serve seven to nine years in prison, that it would be discarding that sentencing recommendation for a more lenient punishment.

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