Blumenthal Statement on Trump Commutation of Roger Stone's Sentence

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after President Trump commuted the prison sentence of Roger Stone:

“This is unsurprising, but still shocking. President Trump grotesquely mocks the rule of law, favoring friends who lie for him with – literally – a “Get out of Jail Free” card. President Trump cowardly chose late Friday because he knows how shameful this perversion of norms is. Roger Stone was convicted of obstructing an investigation into Russian attacks on our democracy – a judgment by ordinary Americans doing their job on a jury. President Trump’s commutation has betrayed them and all Americans.”

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