Bill Barr steps in again – Digby's Hullabaloo

Yesterday the DC US Attorney’s office recommended 7 to 9 years for Roger Stone. Trump tweeted this:

This is a horrible and very unfair situation. The real crimes were on the other side, as nothing happens to them. Cannot allow this miscarriage of justice! https://t.co/rHPfYX6Vbv
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 11, 2020

Now this:

I’ve never seen this happen before. DOJ makes a specific sentencing recommendation; the President publicly expresses displeasure; and now DOJ takes it back and apparently will seek a much lower sentence. Unprecedented and dangerous. https://t.co/fD4QEsJqC8
— Elie Honig (@eliehonig) February 11, 2020

One of the twitter wags commenting on that tweet quipped:

“We have a banana republic. If we can keep it.”

I would guess that Roger knows he has nothing to worry about either way. Trump isn’t going to let his buddy go to jail.