nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor2|||Roger Stone Clemency Latest Example Of Trump Rewarding His Friends, Scholars Say||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||The Founding Fathers intended the presidential pardon power to protect the national interest. Leading clemency experts question Trump's use of his authority.

President Trump commuted the sentence of his longtime political confidant Roger Stone on Friday, just days before he was set to report to prison. Scholars say Trump's clemencies have rewarded friends and allies.



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Roger Stone Clemency Latest Example Of Trump Rewarding His Friends, Scholars Say

The Founding Fathers intended the presidential pardon power to protect the national interest. Leading clemency experts question Trump's use of his authority.