Trump congratulates Barr on 'taking charge' of Roger Stone sentencing recommendation

[groundloop]

Source: ABC News

resident Donald Trump congratulated Attorney General Bill Barr Wednesday morning for 'taking charge" in the Justice Department's overruling of the sentencing recommendation made by prosecutors in the case of his longtime friend and former campaign adviser Roger Stone.

"Congratulations to Attorney General Bill Barr for taking charge of a case that was totally out of control and perhaps should not have even been brought. Evidence now clearly shows that the Mueller Scam was improperly brought & tainted. Even Bob Mueller lied to Congress!" Trump tweeted.

Link to tweet

The president fired off another tweet on the sentencing recommendation of Stone saying "Two months in jail for a Swamp Creature, yet 9 years recommended for Roger Stone (who was not even working for the Trump Campaign). Gee, that sounds very fair! Rogue prosecutors maybe?"

The "swamp creature" the president is referring to is most likely James Wolfe who in 2018 received a two month sentence after pleading guilty to lying to the FBI. Prosecutors argued at trial that Wolfe told a reporter in October 2017 that he served someone with a subpoena involving the Russia investigation and later lied about the exchange to FBI agents.

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[Thomas Hurt]

1. that's right the judge, the jury, the law shouldn't enter into it....Trump is a fascist pig.

it's a conspiracy, has to be, blah, blah, blah.

[safeinOhio]

2. just give him a little more rope

and then toss him a pick and shovel.

[greenjar_01]

3. If Stone gets even the sniff of a prison sentence, he will flip on Trump in seconds

Trump absolutely must pardon him - or at the very least run a Scooter Libby and commute his sentence to zero. For Trump, that's a half-measure, so he will pardon.

All this is just preface to the pardon, advance justification for nullifying a properly tried case in which a jury of his peers convicted Stone of multiple federal felonies.

[groundloop]

5. Your assessment of this being a prelude to a pardon sounds exactly right

First Team tRump convinces his cult that Stone being found guilty was a travesty so when the pardon comes the cult applauds him for freeing such a fine, upstanding person.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

16. Fat Donnie won't have to pardon Stone.

He'll tell his good buddy Barr the case shouldn't have been brought in the first place, and the most corrupt AG in the history of the US will find some excuse to throw the entire case out the window, lock, stock and barrel. No indictment, no trial, no jury verdict, no sentencing. Nothing. As Trump says it should be, therefore it is.

[IthinkThereforeIAM]

6. The GOP figures they need Stone free to do the job he has always done...

...ratfuc%ing, gaslighting and setting up conspiracies to aid their elections. What? You don't think he isn't behind all this crap being pulled by MoscowMitch and Putin's pet?

[ancianita]

4. He's not in charge of anything. Judge Amy Berman is. She's not obligated to take ANY recommendation.

[dhol82]

7. Let's hope she doesn't get intimidated.

With this crew it’s already on the agenda.

[ancianita]

10. She's handled two federal cases with this administration. She ain't takin' shit from ANYone in it.

[Silver Gaia]

19. Yes. Amen.

And thank you.

That was my first thought, too.

[BusyBeingBest]

8. The strategy now is to just admit your corruption on Twitter and elsewhere.

And dare anyone to stop you.

[packman]

9. If sentenced, expect a cell jail hanging

Stone is hanging (pun) by a thread and can feel the noose around his neck if he goes to jail (Which, IMHO) will never happen. If he does, expect a Jeffrey Epstein.

[dhol82]

12. With cameras mysteriously not functioning.

[bucolic_frolic]

11. Crooks all over America will be asking their lawyers

how to be on an equal footing with the law - like Trump!

[BlueIdaho]

13. Billy Barr is Donny's Lapdog.

You can forget about getting Justice from the DOJ.

[blueinredohio]

14. Sounds like a confession to obstruction to me.

[Initech]

15. It's not a fair trial if you rig the trial.

[gembaby1]

17. Fuck off!

Criminals should not be opining on law, justice, or sentencing outcome.

[Linda Ed]

18. drumpf lies the same way other people breathe

Founders didn't have any way of anticipating a scuzbucket in the executive & gutless punks in the Senate. drumpf's in a position of strength because the Senate, the only real check on him, abrogated their authority & power.