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House Democrats reacted furiously to President Trump\u2019s Friday move\u00a0to commute the prison sentence of political operative Roger Stone<\/a> — demanding an investigation and even legislation to stop similar commutations happening again.<\/p>\n

\u201cPresident Trump\u2019s decision to commute the sentence of top campaign advisor Roger Stone, who could directly implicate him in criminal misconduct, is an act of staggering corruption,\u201d House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said in a statement on Saturday.<\/p>\n

TRUMP COMMUTES ROGER STONE’S SENTENCE, DAYS BEFORE PRISON TERM SET TO BEGIN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

She went on to promise that Congress would \u201ctake action\u201d to prevent future such commutations:\u00a0\u201cLegislation is needed to ensure that no President can pardon or commute the sentence of an individual who is engaged in a cover-up campaign to shield that President from criminal prosecution.\u201d<\/p>\n

The White House announced Friday<\/a> that Trump has signed an Executive Grant of Clemency for the colorful political operative, who was sentenced to more than three years in prison after he was convicted last year on seven counts of obstruction, witness tampering and making false statements to Congress in relation to FBI Special Counsel Robert Mueller\u2019s Russia investigation.<\/p>\n

Stone, who has appealed the conviction and denies wrongdoing, was due to report to prison on July 14 to serve 40 months. But the White House said the president had commuted the sentence \u201cin light of the egregious facts and circumstances surrounding his unfair prosecution, arrest, and trial.”<\/p>\n

\u201cRoger Stone is 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,\u201d White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said in a statement Friday night. \u201cThere was never any collusion between the Trump Campaign, or the Trump Administration, with Russia.\u00a0 Such collusion was never anything other than a fantasy of partisans unable to accept the result of the 2016 election.\u201d<\/p>\n

The White House also cited medical risk as a reason for the commutation, given Stone\u2019s age and the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n

ROMNEY ACCUSES TRUMP OF ‘HISTORIC CORRUPTION’ AFTER ROGER STONE COMMUTATION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

But the decision angered Democrats, suggesting not only a push for legislation, but another round of investigations from the House Judiciary Committee.<\/p>\n

Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-NY., the chairman of the committee, promised that the committee would launch an \u201caggressive investigation\u201d into the commutation.<\/p>\n

In a statement, both Nadler and House Oversight Committee Chair Carolyn Maloney, D-NY, said they intend to seek \u201can immediate briefing from the White House Counsel on the circumstances surrounding Roger Stone\u2019s commutation.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIn addition, the Department of Justice should release grand jury materials related to Roger Stone and his communications with the President,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n

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Trump, however, was defiant in his decision, \u201cRoger Stone was targeted by an illegal Witch Hunt that never should have taken place,\u201d Trump tweeted Saturday morning.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is the other side that are criminals, including Biden and Obama, who spied on my campaign – AND GOT CAUGHT!” he said.<\/p>\n

Fox News’ Brooke Singman and John Roberts contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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