Commutes Roger Stone's prison sentence days before he was to report

Using his clemency power to protect a political ally who refused to cooperate with prosecutors, Trump commuted the prison sentence of Roger Stone just days before he was set to report to federal prison. Stone had been convicted of seven felonies, including lying to Congress and witness tampering to protect Trump during the Russia investigation. Trump had previously tweeted that Stone was a "victim" of a "witch hunt." The commutation was widely criticized by legal experts and even some Republicans as a corruption of the justice system to reward silence.

"Roger Stone is a victim of the Russia Hoax that the Left and its allies in the Media perpetrated for years." — White House statement on commutation, July 10, 2020