Roger Stone

U.S. 07/21/20, 03:44

Hillary Clinton claimed on Monday, July 20, that the president's former adviser Roger Stone threatened him. Trump's commutation of Stone's sentence was "a continuation of the coverup" into the Russian investigation. "It's clear that Stone threatened him privately and publicly of what he would say if he had to go to ...

U.S. 07/16/20, 04:35

Political operative Roger Stone, whose prison sentence was commuted by President Donald Trump just days before it was set to begin, finally was freed to speak out against those who he said have destroyed his life. "I really do believe that those who are trying to undo this president, those who ...

Politics 07/12/20, 04:18

President Donald Trump on Saturday, July 11, responded to Sens. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) after the two senators spoke out against the president's decision to commute Roger Stone's prison sentence. "Do RINO’S Pat Toomey & Mitt Romney have any problem with the fact that we caught Obama, Biden, ...

2020 Campaign 07/11/20, 05:42

A reprieve for Roger Stone came on Friday night, July 10, just days before he was due to start a prison sentence of 40 months. Stone confessed recently he was "praying" for a reprieve, and President Trump had previously hinted there was a very good chance of exoneration, tweeting last ...

2020 Campaign 07/09/20, 18:18

Faced with the prospect of 40 months in prison, Roger Stone, a longtime friend of President Trump and former adviser, is praying for a pardon from the president. The Justice Department supported a new court filing on Tuesday, July 7, for Stone to go to prison next Tuesday. Stone spoke to Tucker ...

D.C. 05/01/20, 03:42

The president welcomed the recent release of court documents that expose a federal law enforcement agency's alleged attempts to set up a national security expert for termination. President Donald Trump has applauded the Department of Justice's (DOJ) decision to release redacted court documents, which were originally filed under seal, stating the ...

U.S. 02/26/20, 05:20

The integrity of two civil servants who serve on the nation's highest court was questioned after they accused their colleagues, who were sworn in during the current administration, of being biased toward the president. President Donald Trump fired back after Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor and fellow Associate Justice Ruth ...

Politics 02/21/20, 06:29

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) weighed in following widespread speculation of a possible pardon from President Donald Trump for his former associate Roger Stone after he was sentenced to more than three years in prison on Thursday, Feb. 21. Schiff called Stone's sentence "justified" and warned President Trump that ...

Trending 02/19/20, 05:16

People asking for an official, who represents the nation on legal matters, to step down are simply trying to ruin the career of a civil servant according to the leader of a legislative group. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) rejected the Democratic Party's demand for William Barr to resign from his duties ...

Politics 02/19/20, 04:51

Top House and Senate Republicans issued a rare joint statement on Tuesday, Feb. 18, defending Attorney General William Barr who has faced scrutiny from Democrats and the media over his decision involving former Trump aide Roger Stone. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy ...

Politics 02/15/20, 06:40

Former acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker on Thursday, Feb. 13, suggested that the now-withdrawn Department of Justice prosecutors who had originally handled Roger Stone's case had purposefully laid a trap for Attorney General Bill Barr.  “It is very clear from [Barr’s] interview they had told him that they were going to ...

U.S. 02/12/20, 21:15

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Wednesday, Feb. 12, accused President Trump and Attorney General William Barr of interfering in Roger Stone's criminal case and called for Barr to resign or face impeachment. "Donald Trump can continue his corrupt rampages and vendettas because elected Republicans do nothing. They lack the courage and ...

Politics 11/19/19, 04:48

Democrats are investigating whether President Donald Trump's potential obstruction of former special counsel Robert Mueller's probe, including whether the president made false statements in his written answers to Mueller, a House Judiciary Committee counsel said in federal court on Monday, Nov. 18. "Did the President lie? Was the president not truthful ...

Politics 04/30/19, 10:45

Federal prosecutors say they oppose a request from Roger Stone to see an unredacted copy of special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia report. Stone, a longtime confidant of President Donald Trump, appeared in court Tuesday for a brief status conference. He was charged in Mueller's investigation with lying to Congress, obstruction and ...

Politics 03/23/19, 17:31

Tucker Carlson on Friday called for President Donald Trump to pardon Roger Stone “very soon,” while asserting that Democratic California Reps. Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell should resign from office for peddling the Russia collusion conspiracy theory. “This has been a disaster,” Carlson said on his show, hours after special counsel ...

Politics 03/06/19, 13:16

President Donald Trump's nomination of a career prosecutor for the third-highest spot in the Justice Department creates a vacancy that could allow him to name the person who will oversee the most politically charged cases in Washington. Trump is nominating Jessie Liu as associate attorney general. She currently serves as the ...

Politics 02/26/19, 10:38

A federal appeals court panel has rejected a challenge to special counsel Robert Mueller's appointment in a case involving an associate of Roger Stone. The three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit released its opinion Tuesday. The case before the court was brought by Andrew ...

Politics 02/21/19, 17:44

A federal judge issued a broad gag order forbidding Roger Stone to discuss his criminal case with anyone and gave him a stinging reprimand Thursday over the longtime Trump confidant's posting of a photo of the judge with what appeared to be crosshairs of a gun. She promised to throw him ...

Politics 02/21/19, 15:48

The Latest on Roger Stone (all times local): 3:45 p.m. Trump confidant Roger Stone says he made an egregious mistake by posting an Instagram photo of the judge presiding over his criminal case with what appears to be the crosshairs of a gun. During a tense court hearing Thursday, Stone said there was ...

Politics 02/21/19, 09:36

Roger Stone apologizes to judge, says posted picture was not crosshairs of a gun target near her face