After Trump Tweet, DOJ Softens Sentencing Recommendation For POTUS Ally
The NPR Politics Podcast
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4.4 • 25.7K Ratings
🗓️ 12 February 2020
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
Stone was convicted in November on charges of lying to Congress, obstructing its investigation and witness tampering. Judge Amy Berman Jackson has the ultimate authority to hand down the sentence in his case.
This episode: congressional correspondent Susan Davis, Justice Department correspondent Ryan Lucas, and White House correspondent Tamara Keith.
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