Roger Stone was convicted in November of lying to Congress, tampering with a witness and obstructing the House investigation into whether the Trump campaign conspired with Russia to cheat in the 2016 election.
Donald Trump’s longtime ally Roger Stone was sentenced Thursday to 40 months in prison for impeding a congressional investigation, in a case that ignited a firestorm over the US president’s political interference in the justice system.
Stone was not immediately sent to prison as Jackson said implementation of the sentence would be delayed while she considered his request for a new trial. Trump took to Twitter to praise Barr for getting involved in the “totally out of control” process after a new prosecutor suggested a more lenient sentence of three to four years.
“A person should not be given special treatment in a criminal prosecution because they are a close political ally of the president,” the open letter said.In a rare public rebuke, Barr — one of Trump’s most staunch defenders — said the president’s Twitter pronouncements in ongoing cases were making his job “impossible.”
Despite his attorney general’s warning, Trump continued this week to be vocal in his support for Stone, who appeared in court in a striped suit and a polka-dot tie.
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