1,000 ex-US justice officials call for Barr to resign over Stone trial

Pressure: US Attorney General William Barr. Photo: REUTERS

Rachael Alexander in Washington

More than 1,000 former US Justice Department officials have called for Attorney General William Barr to resign over his handling of the trial of a long-time adviser of President Donald Trump.

The former officials, who served under both Republican and Democratic administrations, criticised Mr Barr, the country's top law enforcement officer, for overruling his own prosecutors in a case that has prompted accusations that the Trump administration has been weakening the rule of law.