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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump Signals Roger Stone Pardon: 'He Can Sleep Well at Night!'
With Roger Stones report to prison date arriving soon, President Trump took to Twitter on Thursday and strongly suggested hed pardon his longtime advisor.
In response to a tweet from right-wing activist Charlie Kirk that decried Stones sentence as an injustice, Trump wrote, No. Roger was a victim of a corrupt and illegal Witch Hunt, one which will go down as the greatest political crime in history. He can sleep well at night!
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Stone was sentenced to 40 months in prison in February for lying to Congress under oath, threatening a witness and obstruction of justice in connection with special counsel Robert Muellers Russia probe. Prosecutors asked for Stone to receive between seven to nine years in prison but in a controversial move, Attorney General Bill Barr stepped in and recommend a more lenient prison sentence.
Trump has hinted several times that a Stone pardon might be forthcoming, but Thursdays tweet seems to be an outright proclamation that his friend will not spend a day behind bars.
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-signals-roger-stone-pardon-he-can-sleep-well-1010222/
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Trump Signals Roger Stone Pardon: 'He Can Sleep Well at Night!' (Original Post)
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Jun 2020
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onecaliberal
(32,485 posts)1. Oh please. Then the state can come after him for the crimes.
EarlG
(21,894 posts)2. There he is, our "law and order" president
Go ahead friends, commit as many crimes as you like! When the presidents buddies do it, that means its not illegal!
Celerity
(42,663 posts)3. fuck off Rump