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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 8, 2020

US envoy to North Korea issues rare public criticism of Pyongyang official amid stalled negotiations

The top U.S. official on North Korea accused a senior North Korean nuclear negotiator on Wednesday of being “locked in an old way of thinking,” days after the negotiator said Pyongyang won't resume talks with Washington because of its “hostile” policies.

July 7, 2020

US envoy arrives in South Korea as North says it has 'no intention' to resume nuclear talks

An American envoy has landed in South Korea Tuesday for discussions on stalled nuclear diplomacy hours after the North issued a statement vowing it has “no intention to sit face to face with the U.S.” 

July 7, 2020

'A great friend of the show': 'Fox & Friends' hosts remember Charlie Daniels

"Fox & Friends" hosts remembered Country Music giant Charlie Daniels on Tuesday as a "great friend of [the] show" and a talented man who loved the U.S. military.

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 5, 2020

Kaepernick denounces 4th of July as ‘celebration of white supremacy’

The NFL free agent quarterback post a video Saturday, showing images of the Ku Klux Klan, police brutality, slavery and lynchings.