I don't know that it was politically motivated as much as it was CYA motivated as a result of the DOJ's attempt to sweep the initial charge, as well as any other potential charges that may be brought, under a rug. Once the presiding judge questioned the extent of the DOJ's agreement they found themselves in the difficult situation of either admitting they were trying to make all charges go away, or saying 'Oh, we didn't mean to do that, let's just go ahead and prosecute this one. My bad!!"





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