Trump ramps up Stone pardon speculation: ‘I’ll be looking at it’

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Trump confirmed today that he is considering a pardon for Roger Stone just days before his longtime informal political adviser is scheduled to report to prison

to delay his sentence by claiming he had an undisclosed medical condition that put him at greater risk of death if he catches the coronavirus in prison.

Stone’s allies in Congress and conservative media have pushed the president to issue him a pardon ahead of his commitment date Tuesday, but White House and campaign aides have urged Trump not to interfere.Thursday, keeping Stone from serving prison time without wiping his record clean.Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Thursday, when asked whether he was weighing a commutation or pardon for Stone. “So you’ll be watching, like everybody else in this case. You’ll be watching.

In a separate interview Thursday with Boston-based conservative radio host Howie Carr, Trump responded to Stone’s recent

 

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No kidding?

it’s friday

I wouldn't be surprised at all if he let Stone go down, he's just testing for resistance

Stone is a convicted felon, but by all means demonstrate to us your version of law and order. Unfortunately the minions will cheer your act as though you’ve just pardoned one of their own relatives.

Corruption and cover up in plain sight.

He's going to pardon him, he has to. Stone has the goods on him I'm sure, they go way back. And he won't want to spend a day in jail, much less die in one. It'll just give Joe fresh ammo. So sure, pardon him.

If Trump pardons Roger Stone IMO it will prove what Trump is made of and who he considers worthwhile.

“Looking at it” I hope it’s a picture. Dude can’t read and cheated on his sat. TrumpIsLosing

Another ho-hum news announcement. Didn’t we all know this was coming?

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