President Trump on Tuesday night attacked the judge presiding over his friend and adviser Roger Stone's criminal case.
Stone was found guilty last year of lying to Congress, witness tampering, and obstructing a House investigation. The Department of Justice recommended he receive seven to nine years in prison, but after Trump tweeted on Tuesday morning that this was a "miscarriage of justice!" the DOJ suddenly reversed course, calling the recommendation "grossly disproportionate."
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