Federal prosecutors sought seven to nine years in prison for Stone in a sentencing memorandum they filed Monday in Washington, D.C. Prosecutors said the recommendation is in line with the sentence guideline outlined by federal law.
"Roger Stone obstructed Congress's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, lied under oath, and tampered with a witness," prosecutors wrote in a 26-page memo."When his crimes were revealed by the indictment in this case, he displayed contempt for this court and the rule of law."
Stone, a self-described"dirty trickster," has been well-known in conservative circles dating to President Richard Nixon's campaign. Stone, a Trump associate for over three decades, also served early on as an adviser to Trump's 2016 campaign and has called the case against him politically motivated.just over a year ago. He was the sixth Trump aide or adviser to be convicted of charges brought as part of the former special counsel Robert Mueller's probe.
This is not the first time a Trump associate in a Mueller-derived case had their sentence reduced. Former campaign chairman Paul Manafort was sentenced to 47 months in prison last March by a federal judge in Virginia on financial fraud charges, considerably less than the federal guidelines of 19½ to 24 years. The judge in that case, Judge T.S. Ellis, called the guidelines"excessive.
They really can’t let Trump get away with this one
MAFIA TOTAL ...BAJO PERDON PRESIDENCIAL...TOTAL IMPUNIDAD!!!!!
That’s not breaking news
We no longer have a Justice Dept. we are losing our country folks. Wake Up.
These people are scared to death of Trump. Disgraceful.
What is their recommendation now.....that Stone should just go home because darn it, he's been through enough
Why am I not surprised.
DeptofDefense time to deal with the dictator
This is on the republicans .
Of course they’re back peddling—Barr is afraid Roger Stone will spill the beans on Trump. This administration is so corrupt— there is no justice except for awful people like Stone.
Puppets no backbone a total disgrace handle by a totalitarian trump. Cowards
Sad and disgusting but not surprising at all. Scumbags tend to cling to their own kind.
Trump may know what a miscarriage is but one that involves justice, he hasn't a clue. Mobsters think as Trump does! He has no moral compass and lies with each breath he takes. Let's hope he never needs a ventilator!
Are you in the business of predicting the news? Or reporting the news? Because this seems like propoganda to me... until it actually happens. No? Bebetter
Hmmm...I guess there is an upside to being a white, wealthy, politically connected male. Go figure.
Bill Barr is a complete disgrace
Cowards!
Trump has corrupted everything. In his demented mind crime does pay and there shouldn’t be consequences
Ah and so the wheels of the corrupt president useing his power to get criminals out of jail continues.
I have no words anymore this is just shameful!!
Hey HouseJudiciary, I really hope you're monitoring this.
Then comes the pardon from ImpeachedAndNotExonerated
Lawlessness!
can't imagine why
DOJ just lost All Credibility
Proverbs 11:21 “Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall NOT be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.”
It must be great to be white and rich in America this is literally a license to rob steal kill and rape
Most corrupt admin in US history
THIS is what the swamp looks like.
It’s sad to see the entire government have become the enablers and defenders of our Fuhrer Der Nation.
STOP parroting what corrupt Trump officials tell you, NBC. The sentence was within DOJ's sentencing guidelines, which prosecutors are obligated to follow. REAL STORY here is a corrupt president interfering in a co-conspirator's case via a corrupt AG.
ImpeachBarrNow ImpeachBarrNow ImpeachBarrNow
You’ve got a King there USA. Well done. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
He won’t stop because nobody is stopping him. Isis won
Corrupt to its core GOP/MAGA love boot lockers, sycophants and hold the line fascists
Serious question. Who hates Democracy more? Trump, Barr, or McConnell?
Corruption at it's finest. We need to hurry up and get this criminal out of the White House
BEFORE, not after tweet. Get it right, NBC
And now as with everything in relation to Trump, without evidence the Twit Libs will say Trump made the DOJ do it or something
and the country moans ' Whatever '
corruption
This is brazen interference by Trump and Barr. Things like this can utterly destroy the tenuous fabric of democracy.
American cowards.
The dictator has spoken
UNACCEPTABLE: If Trump pardons any of his co-conspirators he must be immediately removed from office. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO MARCH. ⚖️🇺🇸
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