Hours after four federal prosecutors handling the Roger Stone case withdrew in response to the Department of Justice overruling their recommendation on Stone’s prison sentence, Fox News host Tucker Carlson argued that the Trump confidant and ally “needs a pardon,” sending a clear signal to Fox News’
Prosecutors on Monday asked the judge to sentence Stone to seven to nine years in prison following his conviction of lying to Congress, obstruction, and witness tampering. President Donald Trump lashed back with several late-night tweets calling the sentence “horrible and very unfair,” and hours later, the Department of Justice announced it would seek a shorter sentence, raising concerns about political interference.
“And like so many on the left, howling for Roger Stone to die in prison,” Carlson, a longtime champion of Stone’s, continued. “A 67-year-old man with no criminal record caught up in the Russia hoax. Farce! Caught up in an investigation that proved to be fruitless.”
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