Politics Jun 01 Oath Keeper who guarded Roger Stone before Jan. 6 attack gets over 4 years in prison By Michael Kunzelman, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press
Politics Dec 23 Trump pardons former campaign chairman Paul Manafort President Donald Trump has issued pardons and sentence commutations for 29 people, including former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and Charles Kushner, the father of his son-in-law. By Eric Tucker, Associated Press
Politics Jul 19 Roger Stone calls Black radio host racial slur in interview Roger Stone, a political operative whose 40-month prison sentence was commuted this month by President Donald Trump, his longtime friend, used the racial slur “Negro” on air while verbally sparring with a Los Angeles-based Black radio host. By Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press
Nation Jul 13 Watch 5:16 News Wrap: More than 200 colleges join lawsuit over foreign student visas In our news wrap Monday, more than 200 universities have announced their support of a lawsuit against pandemic restrictions on international students. The schools object to the Trump administration's plan to deny visas to students not taking at least one…
Politics Jul 13 Watch 7:12 Why Trump’s commutation of Roger Stone is ‘highly unusual’ On Friday, President Trump announced he was commuting the three-year prison sentence of his longtime friend and adviser Roger Stone. Stone was convicted by a federal jury of seven felonies, including lying to Congress and obstructing a congressional investigation. But…
Jul 13 WATCH: White House press secretary discusses virus research, Washington football team By Candice Norwood and Associated Press White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany will give a news briefing Monday, the first since President Donald Trump commuted the sentence of Roger Stone on Friday. Continue reading
Jul 12 Watch 4:41 What are the legal implications of Trump’s Stone commutation? A day after President Trump commuted Roger Stone’s sentence, former Special Counsel Robert Mueller defended his prosecution and conviction of the president’s longtime friend and ally. Stone was found guilty of seven felonies including obstructing a Congressional investigation and witness… Continue watching
Jul 10 Trump commutes Roger Stone’s prison sentence By Jill Colvin, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Roger Stone has told The Associated Press that President Donald Trump called to inform him he would commute his prison sentence for crimes related to the Russia probe. Continue reading
Jun 24 WATCH: Justice officials testify on the role of political influence in Barr’s DOJ By Candice Norwood and Associated Press One of Barr's federal prosecutors is testifying to the committee Wednesday that Roger Stone, a close ally of President Donald Trump, was given special treatment ahead of his sentencing because of his relationship with the president. Continue reading
May 28 Trump ally Stone won’t need to go to prison quarantine site By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press Longtime Trump confidant Roger Stone will start his prison sentence without needing to comply with a Bureau of Prisons directive that newly-sentenced inmates be sent to a quarantine site. Continue reading