Update: The Department of Justice pushed back on the recommendation, saying it would be reduced and that further information would be released soon, The Washington Post reported.
“That recommendation is not what had been briefed to the department,” A DOJ official told the outlet. “The department finds the recommendation extreme and excessive and disproportionate to Stone’s offenses. The department will clarify its position later today.”
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