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July 12, 2020

Trump lawyer blasts 'irresponsible' Mueller op-ed defending Roger Stone conviction: 'Should have remained quiet'

Trump 2020 senior legal adviser Jenna Ellis defended President Trump’s decision to commute Roger Stone’s prison sentence over the weekend and fired back at former Special Counsel Robert Mueller for what she called an "absolutely irresponsible" op-ed defending the prosecution and conviction of the Trump associate.

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

Criticism of Trump commuting Roger Stone 'is unfounded' to 'some extent,' says former Acting Attorney General Whitaker

Former Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker said on Sunday that he thinks the criticism of President Trump’s decision to commute Roger Stone’s prison sentence “is unfounded” to “some extent.”

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

Jeff Mason on Trump commuting Stone's sentence: 'Bringing this up again may in some ways be positive' for POTUS

Reuters White House correspondent Jeff Mason reacted Saturday to President Trump commuting Roger Stone's sentence, saying there will more more "fireworks" regarding the president's actions.

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

House Democrats promise investigations, legislation after Trump commutes Roger Stone

House Democrats reacted furiously to President Trump’s Friday move to commute the prison sentence of political operative Roger Stone -- demanding an investigation and even legislation to stop similar commutations happening again.

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.