Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), a government watchdog group, is requesting records from the Department of Justice (DOJ) after federal prosecutors recommended a sentencing reduction for former Trump campaign adviser 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.

CREW filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request on Tuesday seeking all records of communications between the DOJ and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, which is handling Stone's case.

Prosecutors initially recommended seven to nine years in prison, but the Justice Department later said in a court memo that it was calling for "far less" than the previous range. Four prosecutors who made the initial sentencing recommendations have since left the case.

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The developments come just hours after 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 tweeted on Tuesday morning that the first sentencing recommendation was “very unfair” and that such a “miscarriage of justice” should not be allowed. When asked in December if he would pardon Stone, Trump said he hadn't though about it but described him as a "good person."

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! https://t.co/rHPfYX6Vbv — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 11, 2020

Stone was convicted in November of seven counts of obstructing and lying to Congress and witness tampering related to his efforts to provide the Trump campaign inside information about WikiLeaks in 2016.

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In the sentencing recommendation, the government first wrote that seven to nine years in prison “accurately reflect the seriousness of his crimes and promote respect for the law.” Stone’s attorneys in a Monday night filing asked that the judge impose probation as an alternative to prison.

Stone is scheduled to be sentenced on Feb. 20 by D.C. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson, an Obama appointee.

CREW has previously filed FOIA requests seeking information on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Michael (Mike) Richard PompeoHillicon Valley: FBI chief says Russia is trying to interfere in election to undermine Biden | Treasury Dept. sanctions Iranian government-backed hackers Treasury Dept. sanctions Iranian government-backed hackers The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by The Air Line Pilots Association - Pence lauds Harris as 'experienced debater'; Trump, Biden diverge over debate prep MORE removing an NPR reporter from an overseas trip. The group has also asked a federal judge to force the White House to preserve all records of communications between Trump and foreign leaders.

Another D.C. watchdog group, Restore Public Trust (RPT), also filed a FOIA request to the DOJ requesting documents related to Stone’s case and called for a congressional investigation into the move by DOJ.

Rep. Jerrold Nadler Jerrold (Jerry) Lewis NadlerHouse passes bill to protect pregnant workers House Democrats postpone vote on marijuana decriminalization bill Attacks against the police are organized and violent MORE (D-N.Y.), chair of the House Judiciary Committee, denounced the DOJ’s decision, adding that “Committee will get to the bottom of this.”