Tag: Roger Stone

Clemency is a noble quality, but in Donald Trump’s hands it risks being a self-serving abuse of law and due process.

By commuting Stone’s 40-month jail sentence, Trump had rewarded him for his silence, probably out of concern that Stone had too much dirt on him.

[I]t would have been much more significant if Republicans, assuming they wished to be seen as anything other than a conglomerate of opportunistic interests, had stood up and condemned the actions of a president who dignified neither country nor party.

These sheep have created a monster.

[A]t this point, the only realistic option is to wait for the American people to decide whether Donald Trump is the man they want in the White House for four more years.

It cannot be said enough that Trump is the symptom of a country that is struggling with its democracy.

Since ... Watergate ... presidents do not give even the faintest impression of interfering in judicial affairs. Trump has flouted this practice since his first day in office.

Stone pushed Trump toward politics from the very start.

The far-right comes out of the dark ... to .... become part of the American mainstream. And this time around, they have a great ally: none other than the president.