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"The fact that the sentences are excessive is not Sutton's fault; it's Congress's fault for imposing the 10 year mandatory minimum."

This is a canard. Sutton's office did not have to impose that charge, they chose to. In fact they did not put it on the table while they were plea bargaining for just a couple of years. It is on the back's of Sutton and his minions that they utilized a law in a way it was not intended. They used it in a vengeful way!

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This is a canard. Sutton's office did not have to impose that charge, they chose to.

There are limits to prosecutorial discretion. If the evidence before you supports a charge, you bring it. A US Attorney is sworn to uphold the laws of the land as they are on the books.