U.S. Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) released the following statement in regard to the decision by the Bureau of Prisons and Attorney General Eric Holder’s Department of Justice to release Lynne Stewart, who is a former lawyer convicted of aiding terrorism:
Rep. Gosar Condemns Revolving Door Allowing Early Release for Terrorist “Department of ‘Injustice’ continues ignoring the rule of law”
U.S. Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) released the following statement in regard to the decision by the Bureau of Prisons and Attorney General Eric Holder’s Department of Justice to release Lynne Stewart, who is a former lawyer convicted of aiding terrorism:
“Eric Holder’s Department of ‘Injustice’ continues ignoring the rule of law and common sense. Lynne Stewart’s early release is a travesty of justice. After being found guilty of her treasonous acts, she was sentenced to a meager 10 years in prison. And now she’s getting out early? It’s unfathomable that a traitor and facilitator of terrorism would ever see the outside of a cell. Americans are disgusted and I again call on Attorney General Holder to resign immediately. His lack of regard for justice continues unabated.”
BACKGROUND:
Lynne Stewart is a former defense lawyer who was convicted in 2005 of aiding terrorism. Stewart was convicted of conspiracy and providing material support to terrorists in 2005 for passing messages from her former client Omar Abdel Rahman - the blind Sheikh, who is serving a life sentence for planning terrorist attacks - to his radical followers in Egypt.
On December 31, 2013, Stewart was released after a federal judge in New York City ordered a “compassionate release” because she is allegedly dying of cancer. The motion for early release was facilitated by the U.S. Attorney for New York. The U.S. Attorney is an appointed Obama official and is an employee of Attorney General Eric Holder’s Department of Justice.
