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| Roger Stone: President Trump's clemency wipes fine and supervised release | Roger Stone: President Trump's clemency wipes fine and supervised release |
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| US President Donald Trump's clemency order for his long-time ally Roger Stone wipes out all other elements of his 40-month prison term. | US President Donald Trump's clemency order for his long-time ally Roger Stone wipes out all other elements of his 40-month prison term. |
| The published clemency order shows that this includes the commuting of a $20,000 (£15,930) fine and a two-year term of supervised release. | The published clemency order shows that this includes the commuting of a $20,000 (£15,930) fine and a two-year term of supervised release. |
| The 67-year-old ex-Trump adviser was convicted in 2019 of lying to Congress, obstruction and witness tampering. | The 67-year-old ex-Trump adviser was convicted in 2019 of lying to Congress, obstruction and witness tampering. |
| He had been due to report to a federal prison in Georgia on 14 July. | He had been due to report to a federal prison in Georgia on 14 July. |
| The charges were linked to Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into alleged collusion between Russia and the 2016 Trump campaign. | The charges were linked to Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into alleged collusion between Russia and the 2016 Trump campaign. |
| The clemency order was released in full on Monday after US District Judge Amy Jackson had ordered the government to explain the "scope" of President Trump's commutation of Stone. | The clemency order was released in full on Monday after US District Judge Amy Jackson had ordered the government to explain the "scope" of President Trump's commutation of Stone. |
| President Trump's move - which did not grant him a pardon - came last week, just after a court denied Stone's request to delay the start date of his prison term. | President Trump's move - which did not grant him a pardon - came last week, just after a court denied Stone's request to delay the start date of his prison term. |
| Later on Monday, Stone is expected to be interviewed on Fox News, in what would be his first TV remarks since the clemency order was issued. |