BREAKING: AG Barr is taking control of legal matters of interest to President Trump, including the Roger Stone sentencing, according to multiple people familiar with the matter.
, a new filing Tuesday says the previous recommendation does not accurately reflect the Department of Justice's position on what would be a reasonable sentence in this matter." A nine year sentence"could be considered excessive and unwarranted under the circumstances," the filing says, declining to recommend a specific term and instead asking the judge considers an"appropriate" sentence.
The interim U.S. attorney for Washington, Timothy Shea, was named by Barr on Jan. 30. His announcement noted it's the largest U.S. attorney's office in the country and highlighted Shea's"reputation as a fair prosecutor." On Jan. 7, after Flynn moved to withdraw his guilty plea, prosecutors in the case recommended a sentence that included possible jail time. Their original recommendation was probation, given that Flynn had cooperated in special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation.
That has not stopped critics from questioning a decision by Barr to step into a case involving a longtime friend of Trump who was convicted of lying to Congress for the express purpose, prosecutors made clear at the trial, of protecting the president.
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