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Roger Stone, a longtime Republican operative and staunch ally of President Donald Trump, was sentenced Thursday to 40 months in prison in a case brought by Robert Mueller’s special counsel investigation.

A Republican lawmaker and university professor have come out in defense of Attorney General (AG) William Barr amid claims from the left the nation’s top law enforcement official has allowed President Donald Trump to politicize the Department of Justice (DOJ).

During Tuesday’s “Fox & Friends,” Fox News legal analyst Andrew Napolitano commented on an interim U.S. attorney reportedly being “strong-armed” into recommending giving President Donald Trump confidant Roger Stone a hefty sentence for his criminal charges.

The media is portraying an anti-Trump group’s efforts to oust AG William Barr following his handling of the Roger Stone case as “grassroots.”

Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of President Donald Trump, joined Jim Norton and Sam Roberts on SiriusXM radio Friday where he discussed an array of subjects, including Roger Stone and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s behavior at President Trump’s State of the Union address.

Nine Democrat senators sent a letter on Friday to Attorney General William Barr, urging him to resign immediately for overruling the sentencing recommendation of seven to nine years in prison for 67-year-old Roger Stone, President Donald Trump’s longtime confidant.

Judge Amy Berman Jackson, who is presiding over Roger Stone’s trial, has complete discretion in sentencing and is fully independent of President Donald Trump, explained John Malcolm, senior legal fellow at the Heritage Foundation, vice president of the Institute for Constitutional Government, and director of the Meese Center for Legal & Judicial Studies.

Despite many Democrats calling for Attorney General William Barr to resign over the Department of Justice’s reversal in President Donald Trump confidant Roger Stone’s case, Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) on Thursday voiced his support for Barr.

Representative Ted Lieu (D-CA) Thursday on MSNBC attacked “quivering” Senate Republicans who will not do anything regarding the Justice Department’s reversal on Roger Stone’s sentence following a tweet posted by President Donald Trump.

Harvard Law School Professor Alan Dershowitz spoke out in defense of Roger Stone on Thursday — and challenged “all civil libertarians” to do the same.

Fox News legal analyst Andrew Napolitano said Thursday on “Fox & Friends” that former Trump adviser Roger Stone deserved a new trial given that there are tweets that show an “inherent bias” from a jury member.

During a press conference on Thursday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) stated that President Trump engaged in an “abuse of power” “by engaging in political interference in the sentencing of his associate, Roger Stone” and that the matter should be

National Review’s Troll-in-Chief, Kevin Williamson, is calling for Roger Stone to be thrown in prison for 50 years, which is a literal death sentence for the 67-year-old.

During Thursday’s “Morning Joe” on MSNBC, host Joe Scarborough called on Chief Justice John Roberts to “speak out” against President Donald Trump for going after the federal judge and prosecutors involved in the Roger Stone case.

Wednesday on Fox News, Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA), a candidate for U.S. Senate in Georgia, argued his colleague Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) was being sincere when he revealed impeachment was “not off the table” for President Donald Trump as the leadership in the Department of Justice has taken a more active role in Roger Stone’s sentencing.

Few of the critics who are treating President Donald Trump’s comments on Roger Stone’s sentencing — widely viewed as unduly harsh — as an attack on the rule of law showed such strong concerns when then-President Barack Obama weighed in, repeatedly, on ongoing trials or investigations.

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) said Wednesday on CNN that Attorney General William Barr should resign or be impeached over the Justice Department’s reversal on Roger Stone’s sentence following a tweet posted by President Donald Trump.

Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) told CNN’s Manu Raju on Wednesday that it was “not appropriate” for President Donald Trump to be tweeting about the ongoing Roger Stone case. When asked if Trump is encouraged by his acquittal, Graham said, “No,

Wednesday on ABC’s “The View,” show co-host Joy Behar called Justice Department’s reversal on Roger Stone’s sentence after President Donald Trump’s tweet showed America is lawless.

They get an eight week slap on the wrist for leaking and lying. We get seven to nine years or thrown in solitary confinement.

President Donald Trump accused Special Counsel Robert Mueller on Wednesday of lying to Congress.

Left-wing actress Bette Midler took to Twitter on Tuesday and exploded on Democrats for allegedly being “too fucking polite” to President Donald Trump, who the actress referred to as a “fascist” and “dictator.”

All four prosecutors who tried Roger Stone, a longtime confidant to President Donald Trump, have resigned from the case after the Justice Department considered reducing its recommended sentence of Stone of seven to nine years.

The Justice Department has made plans to reduce its original sentencing recommendation for President Trump’s longtime confidant Roger Stone.

President Donald Trump ripped top prosecutors and FBI officials like James Comey on Tuesday for spying on his campaign and prosecuting campaign operative Roger Stone and his former National Security Advisor Gen. Michael Flynn. “Now we found out that they

Congressional Democrats are pointing to U.S. ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland, who is expected to testify before the House Intelligence Committee this week, where a possible breakthrough on alleged wrongdoing by President Donald Trump might be shown.

Appearing Friday on HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher, Fox News contributor Donna Brazile launched into an expletive-ridden tirade against seasoned Republican operative Roger Stone, who was found guilty of all seven counts against him as part of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation.

“Didn’t they lie?” Trump asked. “A double standard like never seen before in the history of our Country?”

FACT CHECK – CLAIM: Roger Stone’s conviction means “Russia collusion” actually happened. VERDICT: FALSE. Robert Mueller was the prosecutor in both!

Longtime political operative Roger Stone has been found guilty on all seven counts of his indictment by Robert Mueller’s special counsel investigation — charges including false statements to Congress, obstruction of justice, and witness tampering, all related to statements about his efforts to contact WikiLeaks.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jury selection began Tuesday in the trial of Roger Stone, a longtime Republican provocateur and former confidant of President Donald Trump, who faces charges related to his alleged efforts to exploit the Russian-hacked Hillary Clinton emails for political gain.

Former special counsel Robert Mueller did not comment when asked at Wednesday’s House Intelligence Committee hearing about plans to raid Roger Stone’s house.

A federal judge on Tuesday banned longtime Republican political operative Roger Stone from using social media after finding he violated a court-issued gag order.

The FBI would not provide a comment when asked whether it saw the un-redacted sections of three reports from the private firm CrowdStrike that served as a basis for the Obama-era intelligence agencies’ conclusion that Russian agents hacked the servers of the Democratic National Committee.

NEW YORK – The Obama-era intelligence community relied on three redacted reports marked as drafts from the private firm CrowdStrike to reach its conclusion that Russian agents hacked the servers of the Democratic National Committee, according to a U.S. government filing.

President Donald Trump urged Twitter on Sunday to allow banned conservative personalities to return to the social media platform.