Elizabeth Warren warns that the country is watching a 'descent into authoritarianism' under Trump

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• Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Wednesday said the US is watching a "descent into authoritarianism" under President Donald Trump after his attorney general intervened in Roger Stone's case. 
• "Right in front of our eyes we are watching a descent into authoritarianism," Warren said.
• All four prosecutors overseeing the federal government's case against Stone, a longtime informal adviser to Trump, withdrew from the case earlier this week after Barr intervened. 
• Barr publicly overruled their sentencing recommendation for Stone after Trump complained that it was too harsh.
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts on Wednesday warned that the country is watching a "descent into authoritarianism" under President Donald Trump. 

Warren also called for the resignation or impeachment of Attorney General William Barr after he intervened in the case of a longtime informal adviser to the president, Roger Stone. 

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