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July 14, 2020

Andrew McCarthy: Roger Stone commutation — in political move, judge in case makes this demand of Trump

It wouldn’t be the Trump era if a federal judge simply accepted a lawful presidential action that Trump critics found upsetting.

July 13, 2020

House Dems release Berman interview transcript, as GOP says Barr ‘acted appropriately’ in ousting prosecutor

The House Judiciary Committee released Monday the transcript of its interview last week with former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey Berman.

July 13, 2020

Stone clemency order shows Trump wiped prison sentence, supervised release and fine, after judge makes request

The Justice Department on Monday released President Trump’s clemency order for longtime GOP operative Roger Stone showing the president not only wiped away Stone’s prison sentence but also a period of supervised release and a fine.

July 12, 2020

Execution of Daniel Lee can proceed, federal appeals court rules

A federal appeals court on Sunday ruled that the first federal execution in nearly two decades can proceed as scheduled on Monday, overturning a lower court order that had delayed the execution over concerns of the coronavirus.

July 12, 2020

Missouri couple’s gun rights defended in letter to AG Barr from 12 GOP lawmakers

Twelve Republican members of Congress have written to U.S. Attorney General William Barr, arguing in defense of the Second Amendment rights of a Missouri couple whose rifle and handgun are now in the possession of local authorities.

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

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 10, 2020

Biden campaign: Trump abused authority by commuting Roger Stone's sentence

Joe Biden's campaign weighed in Friday night on President Trump's decision to commute Roger Stone's 40-month prison sentence, claiming it was an abuse of presidential authority that weakened the country. 

July 10, 2020

US appeals to proceed with 1st federal execution in 17 years

Determined to proceed with the first federal execution in nearly two decades, the Justice Department plans to appeal a judge’s ruling that would halt authorities from carrying it out on Monday.

July 10, 2020

Michael Flynn's defense team says new DOJ documents contain 'shocking exculpatory evidence'

Newly released documents about the investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn show additional “exculpatory evidence” linked to a Justice Department review of the case investigators built against him shortly after President Trump’s election, his lawyers argued in a court filing Friday.