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February 12, 2020

Tucker Carlson: Trump must 'pardon Roger Stone or commute his sentence'

Tucker Carlson slammed federal prosecutors' initial sentencing recommendation for former Trump associate Roger Stone Wednesday, criticizing those who celebrated a possible 9-year prison sentence for Stone and calling the matter a "political hit."

February 12, 2020

Dems demand Barr's resignation amid Stone sentence storm

Barely a week after President Trump was acquitted in his impeachment trial, a new administration controversy has Democrats demanding investigations and even the resignation of his top law enforcement official.

February 12, 2020

Trump denies interfering in Roger Stone case, stays mum on possible pardon

President Trump on Wednesday denied interfering in Roger Stone’s case and declined to say whether he’d consider a pardon for the GOP political operative, while he continued to rail against prosecutors who recommended a lengthy sentence and called it a “disgrace.”

February 12, 2020

Newt Gingrich: Pelosi is 'whacked,' 'deeply out of touch' if she attacks Trump on the economy

Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's new initiative to attack President Trump on the economy shows just how "out of touch with reality" she is, former speaker of the House Newt Gingrich said Wednesday.

February 12, 2020

Jessica Tarlov: GOP senators should be 'embarrassed' after DOJ reversed course on Roger Stone sentence

Fox News contributor Jessica Tarlov said Wednesday that Republican senators should be "embarrassed" after four career Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutors abruptly withdrew from their positions on former Trump adviser Roger Stone's criminal case Tuesday in an apparent dramatic protest. 

February 12, 2020

House Republicans boycott intel hearing, accuse Schiff of ignoring FISA abuse

Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee dramatically boycotted a public hearing Wednesday morning, after accusing Chairman Adam Schiff of ignoring Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) abuse following the release of a scathing Justice Department inspector general report which revealed significant misconduct.

February 12, 2020

Trump congratulates Barr on ‘taking charge’ of Roger Stone case, says it ‘was totally out of control’

President Trump offered "congratulations" to Attorney General Bill Barr after the Justice Department submitted an amended filing in Roger Stone's criminal case seeking a lighter sentence for the former Trump campaign adviser than prosecutors first recommended -- a move that comes as Democrats accuse the White House of politicizing the DOJ and career prosecutors are withdrawing from the case in apparent protest.

February 11, 2020

Jennifer Lopez had one craving after Super Bowl halftime show

It's safe to say that Jennifer Lopez deserved a prize after her Super Bowl LIV halftime show.

February 11, 2020

MSNBC analyst interrupts Trump Jr.'s meal to ask him about Trump Tower meeting

MSNBC analyst David Corn approached Donald Trump Jr. in a New Hampshire diner to ask him about his infamous Trump Tower meeting as the president's son started preparing to eat his meal.

February 10, 2020

Prosecutors want Roger Stone to serve more than 7 years in prison

Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to sentence former Trump confidant and GOP operative Roger Stone between 87 and 108 months in prison after being found guilty last year on seven counts of obstruction, witness tampering and making false statements to Congress on charges that stemmed from former Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation.