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TRUMP ALLY ROGER STONE TO BE SENTENCED
WASHINGTON DC, USA | 20 FEBRUARY 2020

Roger Stone, a longtime friend and ally of President Donald Trump is expected to be sentenced on Thursday after being found guilty of lying to Congress, witness tampering, and obstruction during the Russia investigation.

Despite speculation that Trump might pardon Stone, the President says he is “not thinking about that”. Trump has repeatedly said that Stone has been treated “very unfairly.”

Trump has been calling for Stone to get a new trial, making this case into a test of judicial independence. The President has denied that he intervened to force the Justice Department to withdraw a recommendation of seven to nine years in prison for Stone.

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