Roger Stone is going to prison unless Donald Trump dusts off his magic wand and practices forgiveness.

He was sentenced to 87 months to 108 months in prison.  Federal Courts use months instead of years for two reasons: (1) to confuse the hell outta reporters who can’t do math in their heads, and (2) they actually tried to use days so their legal fees won’t seem inflated.

That’s 7 to 9 years, 364 to 468 weeks, or 2,555 to 3,285 days plus a couple of leap year days thrown in.

That’s not long enough. Roger Stone is 67 years old. He’s apt to live another 20 years. We do not need a man with a Richard Nixon tattoo living among us again because he didn’t contribute anything the first time.  Am I right?

UPDATE:  This just in from CNN

The Justice Department will backtrack on its request that longtime Donald Trump confidante Roger Stone get up to nine years in prison, a senior department official said Tuesday, contradicting its own federal prosecutors in a highly unusual and politically charged move.

WHY?

 … that sentencing recommendation, transmitted to a judge and signed off on by the office’s top prosecutor, had not been communicated to leadership at the Justice Department.

Yep, just gotta rub our noses in it.  This is Trump Justice.

UPDATE TO THE UPDATE.  This just in from CNN

A Justice Department prosecutor who asked a judge to sentence Roger Stone to between seven to nine years in prison has withdrawn from the former Trump aide’s case after reports that officials would seek to reduce the sentencing recommendation.

The withdrawal by prosecutor Aaron Zelinsky on Tuesday came after the initial sentencing guidance was sharply criticized by President Trump, raising questions about potential political interference in the sentencing of Stone. Stone was found guilty of lying to Congress and witness tampering .

Oh good lord, Trump just broke the justice system.  Hell, and he did it before nap time.