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Roger Stone sentenced to 40 months in prison for lying to protect Trump
Trump shares clip of Fox host Tucker Carlson suggesting he pardon Stone
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Pic Of The Moment: When The President's Friend Does It... (Original Post)
EarlG
Feb 2020
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I really thought based upon the judge's statements today that she was going to give him a much
totodeinhere
Feb 2020
#1
I think she was trying to give him the longest sentence she could without Spanky commuting it.
marble falls
Feb 2020
#5
totodeinhere
(13,059 posts)1. I really thought based upon the judge's statements today that she was going to give him a much
harsher sentence. I am very disappointed.
EarlG
(21,966 posts)3. I dunno
Despite the sentencing guidelines, defendants like Stone often get off with nothing more than a slap on the wrist. Three years in prison won't be fun for him, although Trump will probably pardon him before he goes to jail.
How many of Trump's associates is that now that have been sent to prison since he became president?
marble falls
(57,204 posts)5. I think she was trying to give him the longest sentence she could without Spanky commuting it.
Initech
(100,102 posts)2. I swear Fox News is running the country right now.
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sandensea
(21,664 posts)6. Better than nothing - but still a slap on the wrist.
The slimeball will be out in a year, two at most.
A book deal in his future?
Initech
(100,102 posts)7. It's not illegal if everyone does it!
bucolic_frolic
(43,281 posts)8. Rog!
No fedora for this pic?
Nitram
(22,877 posts)9. Correction: it means it's only a little illegal. It's legal, of course, for the president.