Donald Trump Commutes Sentence Of Roger Stone
, his former adviser and early political mentor, just days before he was set to begin serving prison time for his conviction on charges of lying to Congress and witness tampering.
, particularly one so close to the 2020 presidential election, carries substantial electoral risks for Trump.Rep. Adam Schiff , the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, wrote on Twitter, “Trump just commuted Roger Stone’s sentence. Stone lied and intimidated witnesses to hide Trump’s exploitation of the Russian hack of his opponent’s campaign. With Trump there are now two systems of justice in America: One for Trump’s criminal friends and one for everyone else.
In her statement, McEnany said that Stone was “a victim of the Russia Hoax that the Left and its allies in the media perpetuated for years in an attempt to undermine the Trump Presidency. There was never any collusion between the Trump Campaign, or the Trump Administration, with Russia.”
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