Posted on 07/13/2020 9:51:17 AM PDT by Magnatron
A federal judge on Monday ordered the government to explain the “scope” of President Trump’s commutation of longtime GOP operative Roger Stone, including whether the move only involved the sentence of incarceration, or also the period of supervised release.
U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson ordered the government to provide the court by Tuesday, July 14, “a copy of the Executive Order commuting the defendant’s sentence and to address the question of the scope of the commutation, in particular, whether it involves the sentence of incarceration alone or also the period of supervised release.”
In February, Jackson sentenced Stone to 40 months in prison, along with 24 months of supervised release and a $20,000 fine.
The filing, signed by Jackson, comes after the White House announced Friday that the president signed an Executive Grant of Clemency commuting what they called the “unjust sentence” of Stone, just days before the longtime political operative was slated to report to prison to serve more than three years for charges stemming from former Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation.
Stone was set to report to prison on July 14 to serve 40 months. He was sentenced in February to more than three years in prison after being convicted in November 2019 on seven counts of obstruction, witness tampering and making false statements to Congress. Stone, however, has appealed his conviction and continues to deny any wrongdoing.
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This is BS! What part of “commute” does she not understand?
Berman, essentially slapping back at POTUS over Stone, gives some cover to fellow judicial traitor Sullivan on Flynn...
Will probably make the lead story tonight on Fox and all the other Liberal Faux News networks!
Now commonplace for these judges to challenge everything related to Trump!
Tis the season to embarrass the Donald, any way they can!
The President needs to issue a full and unconditional pardon, if his original did not do so. Stink it up yours Berman.
Federal prisons are filled with people like that. Are they all gonna get a commutation now or sent out to the public?
The Left thinks Roger Stone should be serving what is essentially a Death Sentence for daring to support POTUS Trump.
It is when you are 61, not so much when you are 81. I know that for a fact.
She’s just trying to find a way around it. It’s clear as day, whatever symptoms he was issued is commuted and over with. Bitch doesn’t get to give him probation just because Trump said no jail time.
The Tradition at Free Republic is based on a notion that reading the articles is a sign of weakness. Democrat judges have the same tradition with regard to the U.S. Constitution. The Left wing members of the Judiciary have been in full support of the conspiracy to frame members of the Trump team and use them to get to Trump.
confused - is it 61 when the memo is mailed or does one become elderly at 81?
Ex post facto
Stone is certainly a creep, but our Government and our Justice System must treat everyone fairly and in accordance with the law. Stone got neither. Remember, they are coming for you next.
didn’t realize he was appealing the conviction
Wondered why he didn’t receive a pardon...
I find Stone to be very entertaining.
Mueller and WhiteMan are creeps.
A fair question.
No she doesn't, she only wants to see if there is a loophole she can exploit to some how jail him again.
Send her a digital copy of Article 2 Section 1 - she doesn’t deserve the expense of a hard copy. There is no judicial review under this so she can go -expletive deleted herself.
B$ she knows the President's intent, he called the trial a farce and the conviction illegitimate. Just fishing for some pretext to jail Stone anyway.
Ex post facto
If only he was Trump's AG, he isn't and I hope he realizes it before it is too late, for the sake of the Republic.
Stone is 67, not 71.
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