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Roger Stone’s commutation is more of the same from the Republican Party

Roger Stone’s commutation is more of the same from the Republican Party

Roger Stone walks out of a federal courthouse following a hearing in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Jan. 25, 2019. (Lynne Sladky / Associated Press) To the editor: Columnist Jonah Goldberg omits President George H.W. Bush’s pardons, not merely commutations, of six defendants relating to the Iran-Contra scandal, four of whom were already convicted or had pleaded guilty. (“It’s Roger Stone’s Republican Party now,” Opinion, July 13). Lawrence Walsh, the special prosecutor, said: “It demonstrates that… Source link

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As Trump sinks, he’s pulling down the Republican Senate, too

As Trump sinks, he’s pulling down the Republican Senate, too

Democratic Senate candidate Sara Gideon greets voters on primary day Tuesday in Portland, Maine, before winning the right to challenge longtime GOP Sen. Susan Collins. (Elise Amendola / Associated Press) President Trump’s faltering reelection campaign increasingly is dragging on the Republican Senate, giving Democrats their best hope in more than a decade of winning control of both houses of Congress as well as the White House. Democrats now threaten Republican Senate incumbents in Georgia,… Source link

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