President Trump commuted the sentence of his longtime political confidant Roger Stone on Friday, just days before he was set to report to prison. Scholars say Trump's clemencies have rewarded friends and allies.President Trump commuted the sentence of his longtime political confidant Roger Stone on Friday, just days before he was set to report to prison. Scholars say Trump's clemencies have rewarded friends and allies.
"Modern presidents have sullied clemency through disuse and occasional self-serving grants ," Mark Osler, a law professor and clemency scholar at the University of St. Thomas School of Law, told NPR via email."However, no president has ever used clemencyIn announcing the commutation Friday, the White House called Stone a"victim of the Russia Hoax" and said he"has already suffered greatly.
President Trump also prefers to disregard the advice of the Office of the Pardon Attorney in the Department of Justice, said American University professor Jeffrey Crouch, who has written extensively on the presidential pardon power. That office is responsible for vetting theFor over a century, presidents have relied on the recommendations of that office. Not so for Trump, who prefers to make his own decisions.
of contempt of court after he continued detaining suspected undocumented immigrants after a judge warned him to stop targeting Latino drivers. Arpaio's pardon did not go through the pardon attorney's office. And that first pardon would set the tone for many of Trump's pardons and commutations to come.
dennis_corrick Rather than do what’s right.
WesleyBell4STL Thats what happens when a crooked Democrat judge denies him an unbiased jury & denies him his due process n court. Are you complaining about dems releasing 10s of thousands of inmates convicted of drug dealing,child molestation, murder & rape due to covid? Probably not.
1. That is completely false. 2. Presidents before him have done it constantly.
Really! We have “clemency scholars” now.
No kidding!
did you mean tendancy*?
Obama let over 1700 persons free, Clinton only did 61. Stop wetting your pants over 11 that President Trump has. Take a look at some of the slimeballs Obama let go! The list is endless!
I'm surprised by this... Said no one, ever.
CherylStrayed I didn't realize Captain Obvious wrote for NPR.
I blew my time as a wannabe reporter. Scholars say.
D’uh
It's called corruption.
No duh. Ya think?
Obama had 1,715 since this the topic
Gdad1 One word...
A narcissist has no loyalty to anyone but himself. Those he pardoned or granted clemency to must have something he plans to use, for his own purposes in the future.
Do we really need scholars to tell us this?
With that line of thinking, Democrats are Marxists. There's a lot of things pointing in that direction.
'However, no president has ever used clemency primarily to reward friends and political allies'. Not much of a scholar, NPR. Bill Clinton pardoned Hilary Clinton's own brother.
Trump does not now, and never has, worked for what is in the best interests of the American people.
So what were all the crack dealers that Obama gave clemency to?
That’s his right. Most presidents wait until the end but it’s the same sheznai! Cut it out NPR.
Trump may be singlehandedly responsible for an entire rewrite of the constitution limiting presidential power!
Of course, he has done that from the start. Those knowledgeable and experienced are bullied to resign then he fills the vacancy with one of 'his people'. It's a mafia syndicate in the making.
That it wasn't more than 1,000 issues by 44 ?
Obama pardoned more his last day in office than the total of the 10 before him. Pardoning supporters isn’t surprising. Maybe when Hillary is convicted he’ll balance it by pardoning her.
gasp
Please also include how many the prior President issued for context. The worst commuted felons that President Obama set free in a compare to let us have something to compare to.
Trump antiamerican corruption. Time for this devil to go.
See the facts, loyalty to him, your great, no loyalty your nothing that is why there was so many got fired or quit when he took office, FBI agent, advisers, to many to put in a post. I'm sure you people can remember, they all were about loyalty to him. No loyalty no job either!
Tell the truth please...they are predominantly minorities he doesn't know.
THANK YOU TRUMP! GOTRUMPIN2020AGAIN!
When justice is finally served in cases involving Clapper, Brennan, Comey & hs FBI stooges, Clinton, Obama and Biden....do scholars see Trump granting them clemency ?
What? He gives pardons out like candy to his friends? Do tell? You could knock me over with a sledge hammer, bazooka and Sherman (actual US soldier/hero) tank
can I have a refund on my taxes that pay for your biased politicized conjecture?
Because apparently it takes a flippin' masters degree to see the perfectly obvious.
You forget what Obama did
Its so much worse then rewarding his friends. It’s open warfare on right and wrong and the rule of law. Justice for sale.
And this is news to NPR, for some unknown reason. I know they make a lot of money at fund drive time, so I'm not sure why the journalism is so lacking over the last few years.
Bakari_Sellers are there any dumbass people that will still vote for Trump after all this SHIT?
The fact that Trump actually has so many “friends” that are CONVICTED of crimes and NEED clemency tells us everything we need to know about this supposed US “president”. Unbelievable that this is a topic to bring up as news.
Partisan pap. defundNPR
I didn't need 3 dozen to see a pattern. Nobody did.
Bakari_Sellers His campaign slogan should have been “pardon the swamp”
Bakari_Sellers Payola White House.
Everyone he knows
That's nothing, Obama granted 330 commutations in a single day. But 11 is aweful cuz Drumph, right? FAKE NEWS.
Across the spectrum of ALt/Left & Alt/Right, the unethical use of pardons, executive orders, and legislation to forge political will, has been on display for the past 3+ years. Repubs ignore the obvious and Dems do the same as thousands of criminals are let out onto the streets.
Duh
Now do Bill Clinton.
Didn’t hear you complaining when Bill Clinton & Barack Obama pardoned/commuted sentences of those that defrauded & killed people. Me thinks you protest too much &/or have your heads up someone’s nether region.
Love ot
Well how many terrorists did Obama let free?
better than major drug traffickers
It’s disgraceful! In my opinion, if they’ve committed a crime they should have to do the time no exceptions. Especially if they’ve had a fair trial.
Presidential commutations: Bill Clinton—61 in 8 years George W. Bush—11 in 8 years Donald Trump—11 in 4 years Barack Obama- 1,715 in 8 years
Rewarding loyalty? This is what you find surprising?
I'm just so glad Roger Stone is free.
Obama did to more than 1,700. Crickets...
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Exactly. I wish he'd stick to traitors and killer terrorists like Obama!
Clemency scholars 😂😂😂😂😂 TDS
Defund NPR
And to reward those who helped him commit crimes yet not implicate him in those crimes. Please don’t forget that. He is a walking obstruction of justice machine.
DEFUND NPR
He’s the first president to pardon anyone?
Haha you don’t have to be a “clemency scholar” to see that!
I personally feel safer having Rod Blagojevich living down the street. Can't speak for anyone else.
And criminals or murderers.
Can this president do anything right ? He gives a contract to Fisher industries to build a border wall and they have zero experience on large contracts just the CEO large GOP donor and fisher screws it up and 45 says it’s to make him look bad. You are bad , your horrible.
Where is realDonaldTrump's 'Law & Order'?
Ffs ‘scholars say’
In other words, thug life.
Many Presidents have. Doesn’t make it right, but it’s really.
So what was the loyalty or favors the pardoned war criminal navy seals provide trump? What last wet work job did he get out of them?
Ok - you act like there’s no precedent for this. You do know that BillClinton pardoned his own brother, right?
What do the scholars say about Obama pardoning military traitors?
Scholars need to say this? How about 'utterly corrupt' and 'abuse of power.' After three years you still have to tiptoe around it?
Something we already knew.
The lawless President doing belly flops around that swamp.
But, but, but....her EMAILS!!!!!!!!!
Criminal enterprise.
🤔🤔
Just the very existence of Fox News angers you, doesn’t it?
Now do Obama LOL
marcorubio SenRickScott please try and convince me you would not have a problem with this coming from a president who was democrat? This is way out of hand and our country should be what’s looked out for not a party. This right here is why I am Independent no party allegiance
Because the white house is currently serving as the 1 chapter of the good ol’ boys club.
IAmAmnaNawaz senrobportman Is Trump abusing his pardon and commutation authority? Do you believe these actions demonstrate that justice in America is fair; or that ' justice' is based on who you know and how much money you have?
He is a Mob don. Head of the world’s biggest racket. Of course he pardons those who give him fealty and screws the rest.
Obama’s pardon listed
Perspective.
Do you have a problem with the powers of commutation given to a President?
Bill Clinton pardoned terrorist Susan Rosenburg despite having been sentenced to 50 years for planning a genocide against congress with a massive bomb. She now teaches at CUNY.
Dems require that their commutations are preceded by major donations to their party.
Fox News? Neither foxnewsdesk CNN MSNBC nor are “news”, it’s entertainment. It’s impossible to fill 24 hrs with news, so they must entertain. 🤷♂️
You left out a few things: 1) The several orders of magnitude more that Obama commuted or pardoned 2) No one pardoned/commuted by Trump was a terrorist or a deserter 3) ALL of the people Trump pardoned/commuted were prosecuted corruptly by the Obama DOJ. Got narrative, NPR?
Trump didn’t drain the swamp, he just put it up for sale
Mnm11B This is corruption right out in the open. And thank McConnell and the other Repugnants in the U.S. Senate for allowing it.
All Things Considered (except alternative points of view)
This power has been abused before & of course Trump takes it to an all new level! This absurd executive power needs to be revisited, just like the DOJ position of not being able to charge a sitting President with a crime. Trump will continue this abuse by pardoning Flynn next!!!
Of course you won’t mention the black men that he pardoned whom he said were unfairly sentenced. fakenews
This is not justice, this is blatant corruption, so obvious, the secret service themselves should be dragging Trump off to jail.
In spite of this when JoeBiden becomes POTUS nothing bad gonna happen to these Trump players, they would actually make more money. Take my word - SenWarren would be also looking the other way. BernieSanders nytimes washingtonpost foxnewstalk MSNBC NBCNews BBCWorld
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“he’s innocent”
Did he pardon anyone who blew up cops? Did domestic terror acts? Got nuclear plans and other top secret USA intel to communist countries? Because that's who DEMOCRAT PRESIDENTS PARDONED/COMMUTED!
That’s his constitutional right. Spent time on meaningful. Otherwise NPR is becoming irrelevant.
Only 11?
Trump does not act without receiving personal gain.
Wondering how much of this is distraction from the Trump-Epstein-Maxwell story? EpsteinDidntKillHimself
Kinda mild headline for likely the most significant act of corruption by a U.S. president ever, but yeah.
undrcvrmexican
Were there NPR articles about Obama’s pardons? Clinton’s?
ruthless561 You can’t even begin to stop it if you are too much of a wuss to call this kind of behavior out.....
undrcvrmexican The best message for people in jail under minor offenses are out !! Many Latinos and African Americans POTUS fixing the broken system of the COMMUNIST CONGRESS IN USA
Nothing against obama, but he pardoned over 400 while in office.
That’s easy, not even reporting. What was. That?
Now do Obama
Horrible being you are realDonaldTrump
trumps banana republic disgraceful I'm beyond disgusted
This sends the message to all of his friends that they can go ahead and commit any crime they want and he will get them out of facing any sort of consequences
Obama on a single day pardoned record 300 on his last day.rapist, child rapist, murders , terrorist, thieves ,some of the most dangerous people ever known that have continued attacking USA as we speak right now.
And how is this not corruption? How? How does he get to be corrupt in plain daylight and plain sight and not be checked or kicked out of office?
Corruption in living color
Still got a long way to go.
Fake news
Obama commuted nearly 2000.
marynlm TrumpIsACriminal
So
That's two things.
that’s two things?
Give it a rest , Karen
GlennKesslerWP 'one thing'
the criminal
Republicans enjoy all the benefits of corruption.
More case's are waiting to be heard by the supreme court. Trump is just a little way from the bottom now.
For his friends, everything, for his enemies, the law.
NavyVetResister SAME HERE TOO IN THAT TRUMP HAS ALSO PARDONED ADOLF HITLER! Trump and Hitler are TWO OF A KIND!
Trump is the 'chief criminal who's running a crime syndicate out of the West Wing.' John Flannery, former prosecutor said Barr 'has no business in that job' & called on DOJ officials to 'do the job right.' He described Barr as the president's 'consigliere' (crime boss advisor)
Trump commuted Roger Stone's sentence: he was convicted for lying to Congress, obstruction & witness tampering. Trump & the GOP can officially stop using the phrase LAW AND ORDER. Trump uses it repeatedly. BidenPledgesAllegianceToUS
Who's worse - Roger Stone or Susan Rosenberg? Clinton commuted her sentence a day or two before leaving office and now she's a major fundraiser for the racist organization, BLM. Who's worse?
GlennKesslerWP Bill Clinton pardoned 140 criminals on his last day.
michelekelemen Corruption.
Now do all the other presidents
Corruption by swampish nepotism: unsurprising No second impeachment or law enforcement action: extremely surprising
FOX GUARDING HEN HOUSE
here that waltshaub CREWcrew
Waiting for you to profile the 1,927 that moron Obama let off the hook.
This corruption has to end.
Alibaba the State owned company from the CCP, giving you that big check every week huh?
I am NOT a 'Trumper', but am tired of this narrative !!!! You think that he is the the only President to pardon controversial people ? I just wish some of you 'news outlets' would tell us news going on around the world instead of just politics in the U.S..
realDonaldTrump you're hands are so tiny!!!!
Don’t Forget! Judge Jackson: “He was not prosecuted...for standing up for the president. He was prosecuted for covering up for the president.” Roger Stone was convicted with overwhelming evidence, for lying, obstructing justice, & intimidating a witness
Robert Mueller about Roger Stone “He communicated in 2016 with individuals known to us to be Russian intelligence officers, & he claimed advance knowledge of WikiLeaks’ release of emails stolen by those Russian intelligence”
Maybe someone could get Fox News to do an article on Reality Winner?
All pres and Guv'scommute sentences on their way out. Trump knows HES ON HIS WAY OUT
He learned it from the dems
Time for a constitutional amendment to limit the president's pardon power. All pardons must go through the Pardon Board.
Really ? This is ur idea of journalism? Dig a little deeper & ul find another commonality. These r people associated w Trump which is WHY they were targeted w the intent to get caught in process crimes related to a FAILED Russia-collusion campaign based on ZERO evidence.
Scum gotta scum.
Weird how every reply to this that mentions all the people Obama pardoned are under the see more replies section.
GlennKesslerWP I guess a Republican President will just have to start doing what Democratic Presidents have done and start pardoning terrorist.
GlennKesslerWP Isnt that two things?
There is no law when the president is a mafia boss. If anything we learned that we must change the constitution to avoid the abuse of power of the there branches. They ALL have abused the system.
Remind us how many O pardoned at this same time in his first term? Like 3 or so, right? is a cancer
How come NPR doesn’t do any stories on Epstein‘s island? I bet everybody on that plane supports your garbage propaganda network
xychelsea sez Hi!
KatCapps
that's one *of two* things in common
And..?
Whether or not you agree with the decision making processes of 45 as it relates to pardons/commutations, the provision to do same is vested in the Constitution of the United States – see Article II, Section 2. To that end, every president – Continued...
None were recommended by Kim Kardashian? Shocked.
Still voting Trump
On a single day in February, Obama pardoned or commuted the sentences of 22 people — all of whom had one thing in common: either they had an inside connection to him, or their cases were promoted on CNN News. —— see how that works?
I don't believe trump is intelligent enough to realize the kind of legacy he will leave behind.
Lol cry more.
if people don't see anything wrong with this... we're in trouble!! VoteHimOut2020
Now do Obama. What is the matter afraid of what that would reveal?
Oh please! As if we need more proof of this corrupt, unscrupulous, and unethical president’s illegal actions.
OrangeBrainDead ChrimesAgainstHumanity
marciaiello A swampier swamp!
PardonMeTrump
They all had one of two things in common, but yeah—we get the point
Folks we are going to drain the swamp, and fill it with all my personal friends instead! Trump CorruptGOP SwampyDon
NPR, provide the whole story. Tell us about how all other presidents (at least the past few decades) have done the same thing.
Obama commuted over 1k People. An all time record. Funny, the Media never said a thing
How many of these pardons involved minorities?
so what advantages are there to immediately pardoning people after the SCOTUS rulings and Barr’s moves.these are strategic legal moves albeit completely corrupt.
Perhaps it’s because a lot of people were prosecuted simply because they had an association with President Trump.
Of the 1,715 the Obama commuted how many has a personal connection. Obama the most in US history
That’s 2 things.
Anybody shocked? Not me.
Defund NPR
Unfortunately at this point, the people who could put a stop to this are Republicans in Congress and they’re too worried anout re-election. Nixon resigned knowing he’d lost confidence from his party. The current GOP is afraid of Trump. GOP republicanparty afraid
Or Kim Kardashian
Look at who Obama pardoned, you won't need to go thru all 1715 people. Or check Clinton or Bush. All closely related to the President. This article paints less than half of the picture. NPR certainly promotes TDS, becoming too far left. I'm rethinking my support.
Just curious, how many people did Obama commute during his term?
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What they had in common was that they were persecuted for being conservatives or helping conservatives. That is the common thread and npr knows this.
Obama commuted over 1500 sentences. Many of whom were violent domestic terrorists.
Now do the Obama 1700. What were they're connections?
Isn't that two things?
That's nothing, Obama granted 330 commutations in a single day. But 11 is aweful cuz Drumph, right? FAKE NEWS.
He is the whole swamp
criminal traitortrump TrumpIsANationalDisgrace TrumpLiesAmericansDie
Commutations by President: Trump: 10 Obama: 1,715 Bush: 11 Clinton: 61
Crime boss. History shows what happens to crimes bosses.
Obama granted clemency to the most people since Truman and npr be like👏
'Common'
As an atheist this is how I know there is no god, because any decent supreme being would have taken Donald Trump away in his sleep a long time ago.
This is exactly what everyone see as injustice up and down government
Those are two things.
And it isn't illegal. Where is John Wilkes when the country really needs him!?!
The realDonaldTrump administration is the worst case of corruption in the history of the United States TrumpLiesAmericansDie VoteBlueToSaveAmerica
He's a Fox in idiot's clothing.
So much for the 'law and order' presidency we were promised.
Makes sense to me after 4 years of witch-hunting
Not a bomber among them.
Is crime and corruption really crime and corruption if it happens in plain sight?
Because Trump is a crook.
I'm not saying that you have to have committed some kind of fraud or other crime of moral turpitude to get a pardon from Trump... But it doesn't hurt your chances!
So if you're white, rich and politically connected you are untouchable. Is this the America where we are all born free or just some of us?
Bill Clinton pardons his own brother after drug crime
most corrupt president in the history of the world
NPR thinks only scholars are qualified to criticize the president for obvious corruption
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