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July 10, 2020

Tucker Carlson praises Roger Stone sentence commutation, says arrest and trial were a 'set-up'

Tucker Carlson lauded President Trump's commutation of longtime Republican political consultant Roger Stone's prison sentence Friday, saying the 67-year-old had been the victim of a "nakedly political" set-up aimed to put him away for the rest of his "useful and expected life."

July 10, 2020

Trump commutes Roger Stone's sentence, days before prison term set to begin

The White House announced Friday that President Trump signed an Executive Grant of Clemency commuting the "unjust sentence"  of Roger Stone, just days before the longtime political operative is slated to report to prison to serve more than three years for charges stemming from former Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. 

July 10, 2020

Trump says he's considering pardon for Roger Stone days before prison sentence set to begin

President Trump on Friday said he was “looking at” a pardon for longtime GOP operative Roger Stone, who is slated to report to prison for more than three years on Monday, saying he was treated “unfairly.”

July 9, 2020

KT McFarland warns Durham probe 'will die a natural death' if findings held until after election

Former Deputy National Security Adviser K.T. McFarland told "The Story" Thursday that if Connecticut U.S. Attorney John Durham punts the conclusion of his probe into the origins of the Russia investigation until after the November election, the public will never see the results.

July 8, 2020

Ex-spy Christopher Steele ordered to pay damages over 'inaccurate' dossier claims

British ex-spy Christopher Steele must pay damages to two Alfa Bank partners for publishing "inaccurate or misleading" material in his infamous dossier, including claims the banks funneled "illicit cash" to Russian President Vladimir Putin, a British court ruled Wednesday.

July 6, 2020

'SAD' if no 'deep state' prosecutions before elections; Durham should produce findings, Grassley says

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley on Monday said it was "SAD" that Attorney General Bill Barr might wait until after Election Day to initiate prosecutions related to U.S. Attorney John Durham's ongoing probe into FBI misconduct.

July 2, 2020

Supreme Court to hear arguments over House request for Mueller grand jury material

The Supreme Court announced Thursday that the justices will hear arguments in the Trump administration's challenge against the House Judiciary Committee's attempt to access the secret grand jury materials from Robert Mueller's Russia investigation.

June 30, 2020

DOJ official Bruce Ohr meets with Senate Judiciary Committee behind closed doors

Justice Department official Bruce Ohr is on Capitol Hill Tuesday, answering questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee behind closed doors, Fox News has learned.

June 27, 2020

Trump retweets petition effort to pardon Roger Stone

President Trump Saturday retweeted a petition effort to pardon Roger Stone a day after a judge ordered his former campaign advisor to report to his upcoming prison term, which Stone dubbed a "death sentence."

June 26, 2020

Court orders Roger Stone to report to Bureau of Prisons on July 14

U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson on Friday delayed Roger Stone’s surrender date until July 14, after his attorneys had requested an extension into September, due to coronavirus concerns.