Prosecutors Quit Amid Uproar Over Trump Ally Stone’s Prison Time

All four U.S. government prosecutors who backed a long prison stay for Trump ally Roger Stone resigned from the case, a stunning rebuke to the Justice Department after it cut his recommended sentence by more than half.

The prosecutors’ withdrawal from the team that won Stone’s conviction for lying to Congress, obstruction of justice and witness tampering capped a remarkable day in which the Justice Department shifted its stance hours after President Donald Trump tweeted criticism of the proposed punishment.

After the department said on Monday that the 67-year-old Republican political operative deserved as long as nine years in prison, ...