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Trump Praises Attorney General for Intervening on Behalf of Political
Confidant

VOA News

   U.S. President Donald Trump praised his attorney general, William Barr,
   on Wednesday for intervening in the political corruption case against
   Trump confidant Roger Stone to seek a reduced sentence after career
   prosecutors had recommended a term of up to nine years.

   "Congratulations to Attorney General Bill Barr for taking charge of a
   case that was totally out of control and perhaps should not have even
   been brought," Trump said on Twitter about the case linked to the long
   investigation of the 2016 election won by Trump.

     Congratulations to Attorney General Bill Barr for taking charge of a
     case that was totally out of control and perhaps should not have
     even been brought. Evidence now clearly shows that the Mueller Scam
     was improperly brought & tainted. Even Bob Mueller lied to Congress!
     -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) [1]February 12, 2020

   Four career government prosecutors -- all of whom left the case after
   Barr intervened -- had recommended that the 67-year-old Stone, a
   long-time political trickster on behalf of Republican candidates, be
   handed a seven-to-nine-year term. He was convicted in November of seven
   charges, including lying to Congress, witness tampering and obstruction
   of the congressional investigation stemming from then-special counsel
   Robert Mueller's probe into Russian interference in the election.

   After the prosecutors, who are part of the Justice Department headed by
   Barr, made their sentencing recommendation, top Justice officials said
   they were shocked by the length of the suggested term for Stone when he
   is sentenced next week.

   In a new court filing late Tuesday, the government said a term of up to
   nine years "could be considered excessive and unwarranted," but left it
   up to the judge hearing the case to decide what the appropriate
   sentence should be.

References

   1. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1227561237782855680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

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