Donald Trump commutes Roger Stone’s sentence and the new WH statement *admits* Trump’s motivation is countering the “Russia Hoax.”
Roger Stone welcomes a commutation noting he resisted pressure to “turn” on Trump — legally, you can’t turn on someone unless they did something.
Note after Trump & Barr’s unusual interventions, and judge-ordered covid releases:
Now *none* of the senior figures convicted of felonies in the Mueller probe are incarcerated. (Manafort, Flynn, Stone.)
This undercuts criminal accountability far more than Nixon in Watergate.
Now *none* of the senior figures convicted of felonies in the Mueller probe are incarcerated. (Manafort, Flynn, Stone.)
This undercuts criminal accountability far more than Nixon in Watergate.
Now under precedent, a President’s federal commutation is generally presumed lawful. It’s a very high bar to question it *in court.*
But as everyone was reminded during the impeachment trial, the allegation of a *Presidential high crime* is more for Congress than court.
Trump was impeached for obstruction — and keeping a defendant out of jail who talks about “turning” on you *can* be evidence of obstruction.
Trump was impeached for obstruction — and keeping a defendant out of jail who talks about “turning” on you *can* be evidence of obstruction.
