President Trump Donald John TrumpHR McMaster says president's policy to withdraw troops from Afghanistan is 'unwise' Cast of 'Parks and Rec' reunite for virtual town hall to address Wisconsin voters Biden says Trump should step down over coronavirus response MORE on Tuesday swiped at the prosecutors and judge in the case of longtime confidant Roger Stone Roger Jason StoneJustice IG investigating Stone sentencing: report Romney says Trump's protest tweets 'clearly intended to further inflame racial tensions' Bannon trial date set in alleged border wall scam MORE amid the fallout of the Justice Department's decision to intervene in Stone's sentencing recommendation.

Trump weighed in on the sentencing late Tuesday even as Democrats and critics expressed alarm that the president seemed to be blurring the line between the executive branch and the Department of Justice (DOJ).

"Who are the four prosecutors (Mueller people?) who cut and ran after being exposed for recommending a ridiculous 9 year prison sentence to a man that got caught up in an investigation that was illegal, the Mueller Scam, and shouldn’t ever even have started? 13 Angry Democrats?" Trump tweeted.

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All four prosecutors who worked on Stone's case resigned Tuesday after the DOJ asked a federal court to reduce the seven- to nine-year prison sentence they had originally recommended. One prosecutor, Aaron Zelinsky, worked on former special counsel Robert Mueller Robert (Bob) MuellerCNN's Toobin warns McCabe is in 'perilous condition' with emboldened Trump CNN anchor rips Trump over Stone while evoking Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting The Hill's 12:30 Report: New Hampshire fallout MORE's team.

Stone, a 67-year-old right-wing provocateur, was found guilty in November of lying to Congress and witness tampering related to his efforts to provide the Trump campaign inside information about WikiLeaks in 2016.

The timing of the DOJ's involvement raised questions given that it came hours after Trump ridiculed the initial recommendation as a "miscarriage of justice" and previous accusations from Democrats that Attorney General William Barr Bill BarrBiden rips Barr's comments on coronavirus restrictions as 'sick' OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Cheney asks DOJ to probe environmental groups | Kudlow: 'No sector worse hurt than energy' during pandemic | Trump pledges 'no politics' in Pebble Mine review Cheney asks DOJ to probe environmental groups MORE has interceded at times in the president's favor.

The president later told reporters he had not spoken with DOJ officials about Stone's case but insisted he had the right to do so. He declined to say whether he was considering commuting Stone's eventual sentence.

"All starting to unravel with the ridiculous 9 year sentence recommendation!" Trump tweeted Tuesday night.

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Trump late Tuesday also swiped at D.C. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson, who is overseeing the Stone case, implying she had treated his former campaign chairman unfairly.

"Is this the Judge that put Paul Manafort Paul John ManafortBannon trial date set in alleged border wall scam Conspicuous by their absence from the Republican Convention Ukraine language in GOP platform underscores Trump tensions MORE in SOLITARY CONFINEMENT, something that not even mobster Al Capone had to endure? How did she treat Crooked Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonHillicon Valley: FBI chief says Russia is trying to interfere in election to undermine Biden | Treasury Dept. sanctions Iranian government-backed hackers The Hill's Campaign Report: Arizona shifts towards Biden | Biden prepares for drive-in town hall | New Biden ad targets Latino voters FBI chief says Russia is trying to interfere in election to undermine Biden MORE? Just asking!" Trump tweeted.

Manafort was sentenced a year ago to 7 1/2 years in prison after he was convicted on charges of bank and tax fraud and pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge.

Jackson, an Obama appointee, oversaw the conspiracy case against Manafort, sentencing him to 43 months for that charge. During the trial, Manafort's attorneys complained that he had been subject to solitary confinement. Jackson clarified at the time that his location was a result of his lawyers' preferences, according to CNN.

Jackson is scheduled to sentence Stone on Feb. 20.