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July 9, 2020

Roger Stone is 'praying' for clemency from Trump, days before he is set to report to prison

Roger Stone is “praying” for President Trump to intervene and offer him clemency, just days before the convicted longtime GOP political operative is slated to report to prison.

July 8, 2020

Facebook says it took down network affiliated with Roger Stone that included fake accounts

Facebook on Wednesday took down a network of more than 100 pages and accounts affiliated with Trump confidante Roger Stone for “coordinated inauthentic behavior.” 

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. 

June 26, 2020

Justice Dept. won't oppose Roger Stone request to delay start of prison sentence, it says

The U.S. Justice Department said Thursday it won't oppose a request by former President Trump adviser Roger Stone to delay the start of his upcoming prison sentence, citing the department's coronavirus policies.

June 25, 2020

Rep. Doug Collins: Nadler is obsessed with getting Trump, new DOJ whistleblower is a 'political hack'

House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., is more concerned with the impeachment of Attorney General William Barr and "getting at" President Trump than he is with governing and helping the American people, Georgia Republican Congressman Doug Collins accused Thursday.

June 23, 2020

Prosecutor to testify Roger Stone case was handled in 'unprecedented way,' based on 'political considerations'

A prosecutor who quit the Justice Department over the Roger Stone case is expected to criticize the DOJ’s handling of Stone's sentencing during testimony on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, saying officials treated the political operative “differently from everyone else” because of his relationship with President Trump.

June 22, 2020

Trump ex-lawyer overheard Roger Stone phone call about WikiLeaks, docs reveal: report

Unredacted portions of former Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on his Russia investigation were released Friday as a result of a lawsuit from BuzzFeed News and a nonprofit research group. 

April 30, 2020

Roger Stone files appeal after saying he is 'praying for a pardon' from Trump

Stone filed a notice appeal with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Thursday, which briefly stated that Stone would pursue a review of his conviction and sentence in the appeals court. 

April 24, 2020

Roger Stone 'praying' for Trump pardon, says prison 'de facto death sentence' because of coronavirus

Longtime Trump associate Roger Stone, who was sentenced earlier this year to roughly three years in prison for making false statements and witness tampering, said in a podcast released Thursday that he's "praying" for a pardon from the president -- repeating a claim that his punishment would be a "de facto death sentence" because of coronavirus.