Justice Department to Ask for Less Prison Time for Roger Stone After Trump Criticism

The Justice Department plans to request a more lenient sentence for Roger Stone, an official says, after President Trump criticized its recommendation of more than 7 years in prison for the long-time Trump confidant

The Justice Department plans to withdraw its recommendation that longtime Trump confidant Roger Stone receive more than seven years in prison and request more lenient treatment, a Justice Department official said Tuesday.

That move, expected to come in a court filing later Tuesday, comes one day after prosecutors asked for a seven- to nine-year sentence—and after President Trump harshly criticized that decision. It is a highly unusual reversal from the Justice Department, which typically hews close to a set of legal guidelines...

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