@stanleybmanly It’s all political maneuvering. Nothing shocks me anymore with the corruption in DC on both sides.
“The department was shocked to see the sentencing recommendation,” a senior DOJ official told ABC News. “This was not what had been briefed to the department and the department thinks the recommendation was extreme, excessive and grossly disproportionate to Stone’s offenses and the department will clarify its position later today at the court.” DOJ spokesperson Kerri Kupec asserted, without providing evidence, that the decision to change the sentencing recommendation was made prior to Trump’s tweet, according to ABC. Kupec did not respond to questions from Mother Jones.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/02/justice-department-will-recommend-lighter-sentence-for-roger-stone-after-trump-tweet/