The latest on Roger Stone: After Trump blasts Stone prosecutors' recommended sentence as unfair and Justice Department intervenes, three prosecutors have withdrawn from the case. '
Kristine Phillips and Kevin JohnsonWASHINGTON — The Justice Department backed away from a stiff prison sentence recommended for Roger Stone, a longtime ally of President Donald Trump—an unusual move that follows Trump's public criticism of the recommendation and overrules the department's career prosecutors.
But the Justice Department reversed course 24 hours later after Trump tweeted that the recommendation was a"miscarriage of justice." The 67-year-old longtime GOP operative is the latest Trump ally to be convicted in cases stemming from former special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election.In one-page filings Tuesday afternoon Jonathan Kravis, Aaron Zelinsky and Adam Jed notified the court that they're withdrawing from Stone's case.Zelinsky resigned from his temporary role as special assistant U.S.
"I do not take a position on the proper prison term for Mr. Stone, but it would be a blatant abuse of power if President Trump has in fact intervened to reverse the recommendation of career prosecutors at the Department of Justice," Schiff said in a statement.
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