Trump repeatedly tweets his support for former associate Roger Stone, whom federal prosecutors want to jail for up to 7 to 9 years

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• Trump banged the drum in support of his former associate Roger Stone after US prosecutors said they want to give him as much as nine years in jail.
• "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!" Trump tweeted Monday night, in one of many tweets that lasted into early Tuesday morning.
• Trump also retweeted four tweets condemning the news that Timothy Shea, US Attorney for the District of Columbia, said "87-108 months" is fair.
• Stone was found guilty of obstructing justice, making false statements to investigators, and tampering with witness testimony in relation to Special Counsel Robert Mueller's 2016 investigation into Russian interference.
• Stone has appealed to Trump for a pardon in the past. The president's evident dissatisfaction with his former associate's recommended sentence suggests this could become a reality.
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President Donald Trump is rallying behind his former associate Roger Stone after US prosecutors suggested he should got to jail for as much as nine years.

In November 2019, a jury found Stone guilty of obstructing justice, making false statements to investigators, and tampering with witness testimony in relation to Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

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