Hagan Scotten told Justice Department officials that he would not be party to a political prosecution. He was the latest in a succession of federal prosecutors to quit.
A “political prosecution” implies to people who only read headlines that he resigning because the prosecution is politically motivated, not that politics is interfering with it.
A “political prosecution” implies to people who only read headlines that he resigning because the prosecution is politically motivated, not that politics is interfering with it.