Washington (CNN)The four federal prosecutors who took the case against longtime Donald Trump confidant Roger Stone to trial withdrew their involvement Tuesday after top Justice Department officials disavowed and undercut them by reducing the government's recommended sentence against Stone.The stunning and politically charged decision to reduce prosecutors' recommended sentence of up to nine years came hours after Trump publicly criticized it, immediately raising questions about the Justice Department's independence from political pressure. Although prosecutors called for prison time for Stone in a revised filing Tuesday afternoon, they said "far less" would be appropriate. Ultimately, the presiding judge in the case will have the final say on Stone's sentence.Prosecutors from the US Attorney's office in Washington, who are employees of the Justice Department, had initially said Monday that Stone should be sentenced to seven to nine years in prison after he was convicted on seven charges last year that derived from former special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, including lying to Congress and witness tampering.That recommendation led Trump overnight Tuesday to bemoan what he called a "horrible and very unfair situation." ...
Lawless #Trump: All 4 federal prosecutors quit #Stone case after #DOJ overrules prosecutors on sentencing request: CNN #FederalProsecutorsResign #Barr - and now #Flynn :: 12/22/20 and now 15 more swamp creatures
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