DOJ now saying the steep sentencing enhancement for Stone applies after revised recommendation called this into question.
Here's what the revised sentencing recommendation, after Barr's intervention, said about this.
Sure seems at odds with what DOJ is saying in court:
Sure seems at odds with what DOJ is saying in court:
This whole sequence is mindblowing. Four prosecutors quit the Stone case because DOJ didn't back their sentencing recommendation.
The newly installed prosecutors ... are now arguing in favor of the original recommendation.
The newly installed prosecutors ... are now arguing in favor of the original recommendation.
ANOTHER CONTRADICTION: In court, DOJ arguing says Stone's obstruction should enhance his sentence.
In the revised filing, DOJ said it wasn't clear if Stone's obstruction had an impact on the trial and overlapped with underlying case. >>>
In the revised filing, DOJ said it wasn't clear if Stone's obstruction had an impact on the trial and overlapped with underlying case. >>>
Most notable of all is that the prosecutor makoing this argument in court is John CRABB — who is the one who signed onto the revised sentencing memo he is now contradicting.
Reminder that Senate Republicans who were "concerned" about Trump's intervention in the Stone case said they deferred to the judge.
The judge says Stone's obstruction impeded Congress and resulted in an incorrect/incomplete Russia report.
The judge says Stone's obstruction impeded Congress and resulted in an incorrect/incomplete Russia report.
CRABB now says he can't disclose who wrote the new sentencing memo ... that he signed?
IN SUM:
-DOJ calls for 7-9 years for Stone.
-Barr intervenes (and Trump tweets)
-DOJ reverses, calling for lesser sentence
-Stone prosecutors quit case
-New prosecutors re-reverse, argue for 7-9 years; won't say who ordered 1st reversal; defend prosecutors who quit.
-DOJ calls for 7-9 years for Stone.
-Barr intervenes (and Trump tweets)
-DOJ reverses, calling for lesser sentence
-Stone prosecutors quit case
-New prosecutors re-reverse, argue for 7-9 years; won't say who ordered 1st reversal; defend prosecutors who quit.
@DevinNunes Trump finally brought into the mix, with ABJ noting that Stone was trying to protect him, per @joshgerstein:
