Judges do not like being played around with by attorneys.

I note this in light of Attorney General William Barr’s newly asserted control over the Justice Department’s new sentencing recommendation for Roger Stone. The Justice Department originally filed a recommendation for a sentence of seven to nine years. But under Barr’s direction, a second filing has now recommended an undetermined lesser sentence.

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