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Justice Department may reduce ‘excessive’ prison sentence recommendation for Roger Stone

By Spencer Neale
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Justice Department may reduce ‘excessive’ prison sentence recommendation for Roger Stone

The Justice Department views the prison sentence recommended for GOP operative Roger Stone as too severe.

A day after federal prosecutors called for seven to nine years, sources close to the Justice Department told reporters on Tuesday the agency believes such a punishment would be “grossly disproportionate” to the crime and may scale back the recommendation.

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