To the Editor:

Re “Justice Dept. Acts to Ease Sentence for a Trump Ally” (front page, Feb. 12):

The interference of senior Justice Department officials in the Roger Stone case is a particularly ominous affront to the rule of law. It is but a short step from intervening on behalf of one of the president’s allies to intervening to ensure harsher punishment for his enemies.

If Attorney General William Barr acted to advance the president’s political agenda, he violated his oath of office and should be impeached.

As for the prosecutors who withdrew from the case and the prosecutor who resigned, I commend them for having the integrity to protest the appalling breach of public trust by senior officials. They are heroes, and I fervently hope that they will someday find themselves on the team assigned to prosecute our lawless president and his henchmen.

Gary Mongiovi

New York

The Travails of Poverty

To the Editor:

Re “Risk of Losing Benefits From Everyday Errors” (news article, Jan. 30):

The quiz that appeared online with the article accurately describes the enormous administrative burdens placed on my clients, homeless individuals and families in New York City, in order to establish their eligibility for shelter, food stamps, Medicaid and cash assistance.