came just hours after president trump tweeted that the prosecutor s suggested sentence for stone was, quote, horrible and very unfair. a miscarriage of justice. for the attorney general to step in, in this way, at this point, is practically unheard of. reporter: a defiant roger stone was convicted last year of lying to congress, witness tampering and obstructing a congressional investigation into russian interference in the 2016 election. i believe this is a politically motivated investigation. reporter: prosecutors on monday recommended a lengthy sentence, arguing stone tampered with a witness for months. but a justice department official says leadership was blinded by prosecutors, calling their recommendation extreme and excessive. the department says the decision to reverse the recommendation came before the president s tweet, insisting there was no white house involvement. no, i didn t speak to the justice i d be able to do it
the attorney general to step in in the roger stone case, after the president criticized the harsh sentence requested by federal prosecutors. tonight, we ve learned four prosecutors now withdrawing from the case. the coronavirus tonight. the deadliest 24 hours yet. 108 deaths in a single day. and tonight, the cruise ship nightmare. we take you inside the room with an american couple, retirees, allowed fresh air only every four days. tonight, he s now come down with a fever. the major storm and flood concerns this evening from texas all the way up to pennsylvania. the stunning allegations. the college student s father who authorities say moved into his daughter s dorm room and allegedly preyed on her friends. tonight, among the charges, sex trafficking and forced labor. the desperate search for a missing 6-year-old girl last seen getting off the school bus. authorities just moments ago. and just in tonight, actor jussie smollett indicted by special prosecutors in chicago.
klobuchar. our entire political team right here in new hampshire tonight. it s going to be a very important night for the democrats as this race moves forward. we ll bring you the results as they come in, live coverage right here on abc and abc news live, right into the night. but we do move on tonight, as we re on the air in the west, breaking news involving president trump, as well. a stunning reversal in the sentencing recommendation for trump confidant roger stone. prosecutors had recommended seven to nine years for stone s seven-count conviction in the mueller investigation. but just 24 hours later, and after criticism from president trump, the department of justice called that sentencing request, quote, extreme and excessive. tonight, four federal prosecutors have now withdrawn from the case, amid questions, who was involved in this sudden shift? here s our chief justice correspondent pierre thomas. reporter: tonight, at least four prosecutors stepping down from the roger sto
recipients and 300,000 temporary protected status recipients who have been here since 1991 with three year extensions, there is no such thing as temporary amnesty, all the reporting that is going on more than a dozen amnesties have been passed by congress since 1986. shannon: we will see what impact that has. thank you, have a great weekend. are other top story, roger stone, long time in former advisor to donald trump is heading to washington set to be arraigned in federal court next week. agents taking a heavily armed tactical approach to the arrest, robert mueller charges him with multiple crimes related to congressional testimony. good morning, leland, what a day. he would say i m a little tired in his interview. he was woken up pretty early, out on bail tonight and taking a page from the playbook of trump
when you have 95,000 people, noncitizens, you have a potential for fraud at a level at local and state elections because these are decided by thousands or less, 50, to 300, votes. this happens all across america. this is a problem and we need to deal with it immediately. i want voter verification for everyone who casts a vote. everyone thinks this is a solution to the problem. it is part of the solution to get back to the root cause. this was the scene when roger stone s home was raided and he was indicted on several charges from the special counsel, quite the scene this morning. here he is finding out about his signature. what do you make of what we saw