The action in federal court comes amid Trump's unrelenting defence of his longtime confidant that has led to a mini-revolt inside the Justice Department and allegations the president has interfered in the case.
"Why are you the one who is standing here today?" Jackson asked federal prosecutor John Crabb, who took over the case after the original trial team quit. He was the sixth Trump aide or adviser to be convicted of charges brought as part of special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation. In Stone's initial sentencing memorandum filed Feb. 10, prosecutors said Stone deserved a prison term lasting seven to nine years, in accordance with federal sentencing guidelines. Such a sentence would send a message to deter others who might consider lying or obstructing a congressional probe or tampering with witnesses, the prosecutors said.
"Stone's actions were not a one-off mistake in judgment. Nor were his false statements made in the heat of the moment. They were nowhere close to that," prosecutors wrote in the court papers. The public debacle also prompted a rare statement from the Chief Judge of the D.C. District Court, Beryl A. Howell, who said "public criticism or pressure is not a factor" in judges' sentencing decisions.
Another one goes to jail for covering up trump’s crimes, when will the one responsible go to jail?
Weird all these Trump stans keep going to jail.
Another Trump toady off to the iron hotel for awhile.
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