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July 12, 2020

Jordan: Nadler's 'bribery' remark about Barr is 'ridiculous'

House Judiciary Committee ranking member Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, rejected committee chairman Rep. Jerrold Nadler's recent accusation that when Attorney General Bill Barr recommended the termination of Southern District of New York U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman, it bordered on criminal.

July 12, 2020

White House fires back at Mueller after op-ed, says Russia probe ‘wasted taxpayer dollars trying to undo an election’

The White House issued a response Sunday after former special counsel Robert Mueller published an op-ed in the Washington Post in which he defended the prosecution and conviction of political operative Roger Stone.

July 12, 2020

Democrats and Republicans criticize Trump for commuting Roger Stone's prison sentence

House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., became the latest lawmaker to criticize President Trump for commuting the prison sentence of his longtime political confidant Roger Stone on Friday.

July 11, 2020

Ex-prosecutors Tolman & Rizer: Romney wrong to attack Trump commutation of Roger Stone prison sentence

Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, on Saturday denounced President Trump’s commutation of Roger Stone’s prison sentence as “unprecedented, historic corruption.” But as former prosecutors, we believe the Stone prosecution was always a questionable waste of resources, with a shaky factual basis and marked by blatant politicking.

July 11, 2020

Robert Mueller defends Stone conviction, Russia investigation after sharp criticism from White House

Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller on Saturday vigorously defended his team's decision to prosecute Roger Stone, stopping short of directly attacking President Trump, who commuted Stone's sentence the day prior.

July 11, 2020

Andrew McCarthy: Dems attacking Trump for Roger Stone clemency defended outrageous Clinton and Obama pardons

I can’t get too whipped up over President Trump’s commutation of Roger Stone’s 40-month sentence for nonviolent criminal obstruction of a bogusly based and ridiculously over-prosecuted investigation.

July 11, 2020

Corey Lewandowski: Roger Stone's treatment should scare every American

The way the U.S. government treated political advisor Roger Stone should scare every American, Trump 2020 senior adviser Corey Lewandowski warned Saturday.

July 11, 2020

Gregg Jarrett: Commutation of Roger Stone sentence was a 'courageous move,' he didn't have a fair trial

The commutation of political advisor Roger Stone was a "courageous move" on behalf of President Trump and his administration, Fox News legal analyst Gregg Jarrett said Saturday.

July 11, 2020

Harmeet Dhillon: Roger Stone was victim of political prosecution — Trump right to commute his prison term

President Trump’s Friday night commutation of the unjust 40-month prison sentence given to Roger Stone for convictions of lying to Congress and witness tampering was necessary to correct a grave injustice and abuse of power.

July 11, 2020

Charles Barkley says sports becoming woke 'circus' -- with no real results

Sports leagues and players have turned racial justice issues into a “circus” by focusing more on who’s kneeling or what message is written on players’ jerseys rather than real change, basketball Hall of Famer Charles Barkley said Friday.