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February 14, 2020

Roger Stone makes second request for new trial amid sentencing controversy

Former Trump adviser Roger Stone made another request for a new trial on Friday, following revelations about the possible political bias of one of the jurors in his first case. 

February 14, 2020

Justice Department taps outside prosecutor to review handling of Michael Flynn case

The Department of Justice has tapped an outside prosecutor to review the case of former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, Fox News has learned.

February 14, 2020

Kimberley Strassel: Bill Barr delivers on his pledge of accountability as AG and bureaucrats bristle

The Roger Stone sentencing uproar is deeply important, and not because it’s another Trump “scandal.”

February 14, 2020

Kevin McCarthy: Adam Schiff is a 'liar,' Democrats 'hate everything' about Republicans

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., is a liar, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said Thursday night.

February 14, 2020

Matt Whitaker: Reversal of Roger Stone verdict 'not impossible' given juror's anti-Trump bias

Former Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker said Thursday he was concerned by the controversy surrounding the jury forewoman in Republican political consultant Roger Stone's federal trial, in which Stone was convicted of charges that include intimidating a witness and lying to Congress.

February 13, 2020

Gregg Jarrett: Barr shouldn’t criticize Trump’s Roger Stone tweet – AG should clean up Justice Department mess

Democrats and the mainstream media are in the grips of mass hysteria – again. This time, their psychogenic illness was triggered by a presidential tweet. Even Attorney General William Barr seems to have been affected.

February 13, 2020

Barr says Trump tweets 'make it impossible to do my job' amid Roger Stone drama

Attorney General Bill Barr told ABC News on Thursday that President Trump's tweets "make it impossible for me to do my job," in an unusual swipe at the president, although he emphasized that Trump "has never asked me to do anything in a criminal case."

February 13, 2020

Mitch McConnell on Barr criticism of Trump tweets: 'I think the president should listen to his advice'

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., told "Special Report with Bret Baier" Thursday that if Attorney General William Barr believes the president's tweeting is getting in the way of Barr's work, Trump should follow the attorney general's cue.

February 13, 2020

Sanctuary cities value 'polarized politics' over national security: Former NYC police commissioner

Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernie Kerik hammered America's liberal city leaders for defending sanctuary city policies that he said prioritize "partisan politics" over national security.

February 13, 2020

Chris Wallace: Trump should not have weighed in on Barr, Roger Stone sentence

President Trump should not have weighed in on his former adviser Roger Stone's trial, "Fox News Sunday" host Chris Wallace said Thursday.