Under pressure from Trump, U.S. to seek shorter sentence for his adviser Stone
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6 Min ReadWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Under pressure from President Donald Trump, the U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday abruptly moved to seek a shorter prison sentence for veteran Republican operative and long-time Trump adviser Roger Stone, with all four prosecutors quitting the case after the highly unusual reversal. “I thought the recommendation was ridiculous.” A senior Justice Department official, briefing reporters on condition of anonymity, called the timing of Trump’s tweet an “inconvenient coincidence.” After the department’s action was disclosed, the four prosecutors who won Stone’s conviction - Aaron Zelinsky, John Crabb, Michael Marando and Jonathan Kravis - withdrew from the case. Legal experts said it would be unusual for prosecutors to change their proposed sentence after filing a formal recommendation to the court, especially on a high-profile case like this in which senior Justice Department officials as well as courtroom prosecutors are involved in the decision-making.
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