WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Monday demanded more information about President Donald Trump’s decision to commute the prison sentence of longtime ally Roger Stone.
U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson ordered that the parties provide her by Tuesday with a copy of the executive order that commuted Stone’s sentence. She also asked for clarity about the scope of the clemency, including whether it covers just his prison sentence or also the two-year period of supervised release that was part of his sentence.
There was no immediate public response on the court docket to the judge’s directive, but the Justice Department’s pardon attorney office did post on its website a two-page order making clear that the clemency extended to both Stone’s prison sentence and his supervised release. Continue reading.