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President Trump commuted the sentence of his longtime political confidant Roger Stone on Friday, just days before he was set to report to prison. Scholars say Trump's clemencies have rewarded friends and allies. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP President Trump commuted the sentence of his longtime political confidant Roger Stone on Friday,…

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff on Sunday said people who care about the rule of law should be “nauseated” by President Trump’s decision, announced late Friday, to commute the sentence of longtime friend and confidante Roger Stone. “I think anyone who cares about the rule of law in this country is nauseated by the…

Roger Stone says President Donald Trump saved his life by commuting his prison sentence Friday night."The president has saved my life," Stone said, "And he's given me the opportunity to fight for vindication."He previously had said that any period in a federal prison would amount to a death sentence, given the coronavirus pandemic and his…

Like many of the actions President Donald Trump has taken since entering the White House, his decision Friday night to commute the sentence of former campaign aide Roger Stone was immediately polarizing.Republicans and Democrats were quick to react, some congratulated Stone and Trump, while others decried political favoritism and a disregard for the rule of…

The prosecutor’s supervisor said that the case was being treated differently because of the defendant’s relationship with the president, according to planned testimony.Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee convened a hearing to spotlight what they say is inappropriate politicization of the federal justice system by Attorney General William P. Barr.Credit...Doug Mills/The New York TimesSenior law…