Roger Stone: Prosecutors seek 7 to 9 years in prison

[iluvtennis]

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/02/10/prosecutors-prison-roger-stone-113542

02/10/2020 07:45 PM EST
Federal prosecutors are urging that longtime Donald Trump adviser and Republican political provocateur Roger Stone be sent to prison for about seven to nine years for his conviction on charges of lying and witness tampering during investigations of ties between Russia and the Trump campaign.

The stern recommendation is starkly at odds with a suggestion from Stone's defense team that he should be sentenced to probation — and no jail time — in the case.

In a sentencing filing Monday, prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney's Office in Washington argued that Stone's conduct was exceptionally sinister because of the importance of those investigations and the danger of overseas influence on U.S. elections.


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Give. Him. The. Max. Judge.

[mr_lebowski]

1. Not getting my hopes up just yet, but still this puts a smile on my face (nt)

[ffr]

2. Make the penalty fit the crime. Bend the rules for Benedict Stone...

and all of these treasonous cronies.

[Kablooie]

3. He might as well give him the max because Trump will pardon him right after.

[trusty elf]

4. "exceptionally sinister"

[iluvtennis]

5. Love it. nt

[Eugene]

6. Trump denounces Roger Stone sentencing as 'miscarriage of justice'

Source: The Guardian

Trump denounces Roger Stone sentencing as 'miscarriage of justice'

President disagreed with seven- to nine-year prison sentence and called it a ‘horrible and very unfair situation’ on Twitter

Martin Pengelly
@MartinPengelly
Tue 11 Feb 2020 12.54 GMT
Last modified on Tue 11 Feb 2020 12.56 GMT

Donald Trump has denounced prosecutors’ recommendation of a seven- to nine-year prison sentence for his former aide Roger Stone, tweeting: “Cannot allow this miscarriage of justice!”

The president sent his message a little before 2am on Tuesday, after a rally in New Hampshire and a visit to Delaware to honour two US soldiers killed in Afghanistan.

In November, Stone was found guilty of lying to Congress, thereby obstructing the investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election, and tampering with a witness in his efforts to learn about emails hacked from Democratic sources.

On Monday, federal prosecutors said a seven- to nine-year sentence would “accurately reflect the seriousness of his crimes and promote respect for the law”.

Trump disagreed, writing: “This is a horrible and very unfair situation. The real crimes were on the other side, as nothing happens to them. Cannot allow this miscarriage of justice!”

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/feb/11/trump-roger-stone-sentencing-reaction-criticism