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The clemency order of the President of the United States, Donald Trump, for his longtime ally, Roger Stone, erases all other elements of his 40-month prison sentence.
The published leniency order shows that this includes the transfer of a fine of $ 20,000 (£ 15,930) and a two-year supervised release term.
The 67-year-old former Trump aide was convicted in 2019 of lying to Congress, obstruction, and witness tampering.
He was due to appear in Georgia federal prison on July 14.
Speaking to Fox News host Sean Hannity on Monday night, Stone said he believed his pardon had saved him from “a near-death sentence.”
“He was literally hours away from being sent to a Covid infested prison in violation of the current Bureau of Prisons and Justice Department. [Department of Justice] politics, “he said in his first television appearance since presidential clemency on Friday.
He added: “I am 67 years old, I have had a lifelong problem with respiratory problems.”
Earlier Monday, Trump told reporters at the White House: “I am receiving rave reviews for what I did for Roger Stone.”
The charges against Stone were related to Special Adviser Robert Mueller’s investigation into alleged collusion between Russia and the 2016 Trump campaign.
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The leniency order was released in full on Monday after US District Judge Amy Jackson had ordered the government to explain the “scope” of the Stone commutation by President Trump.
President Trump’s decision, which did not grant him pardon, came last week, just after a court rejected Stone’s request to delay the start date of his prison sentence.
