The decision by the Justice Department came just hours after Trump complained that the recommended sentence for Stone was "very horrible and unfair." The Justice Department said the sentencing recommendation was made Monday night — before Trump's tweet — and prosecutors had not spoken to the White House about it. Before joining Mueller's team, he worked on civil cases at the Justice Department. Sentencing decisions are ultimately up to the judge, who in this case may side with the original Justice Department recommendation. Trump called out prosecutors involved in the case after they proposed a sentence of seven to nine years for Stone.

Source: CBC News February 11, 2020 21:22 UTC