2/ The DOJ's sentencing recommendation was identical to the recommendation of the Probation Office, an arm of the judiciary that research's the defendant's history and the circumstances of the case and issues a report that includes its view of the appropriate sentence.— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) February 11, 2020
3/ It is unusual for the DOJ to reverse course on its sentencing recommendation at any time, but to do so one day after publicly making that recommendation to the judge is unheard of.— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) February 11, 2020
We don't know why the prosecutor resigned, but it's not hard to imagine why he exited. /end