This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-53398575
The article has changed 5 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 2 | Version 3 |
|---|---|
| Roger Stone: Trump clemency order spares ally fine as well as jail | |
| (about 4 hours later) | |
| 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. |
| Speaking to Fox News host Sean Hannity on Monday night, Stone said he believed his reprieve had saved him from "a near-death sentence". | Speaking to Fox News host Sean Hannity on Monday night, Stone said he believed his reprieve had saved him from "a near-death sentence". |
| "I was literally hours away from being sent to a Covid-infested prison in violation of the current Bureau of Prisons and DoJ [Department of Justice] policies," he said in his first TV appearance since Friday's presidential clemency. | "I was literally hours away from being sent to a Covid-infested prison in violation of the current Bureau of Prisons and DoJ [Department of Justice] policies," he said in his first TV appearance since Friday's presidential clemency. |
| He added: "I'm 67 years old, I've had a lifelong problem with respiratory problems." | He added: "I'm 67 years old, I've had a lifelong problem with respiratory problems." |
| Earlier on Monday, Mr Trump told reporters at the White House: "I am getting rave reviews for what I did for Roger Stone." | Earlier on Monday, Mr Trump told reporters at the White House: "I am getting rave reviews for what I did for Roger Stone." |
| The charges against Stone were linked to Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into alleged collusion between Russia and the 2016 Trump campaign. | The charges against Stone 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. |