WASHINGTON—President Trump praised Attorney General William Barr for “taking charge” of the case against Roger Stone amid a firestorm sparked by the Justice Department’s decision to reverse itself and recommend less prison time for the president’s longtime confidant. “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,” Mr. Trump said in tweets Wednesday morning, calling the initial recommended sentence of seven to nine years...

Source: Wall Street Journal February 12, 2020 14:21 UTC