nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor3|||Trump Commutes Sentence Of Longtime Friend And Adviser Roger Stone||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||The president has used his clemency power to spare Stone a prison sentence following his conviction in federal court. It's the latest official intercession in a case involving a Trump friend.

Roger Stone leaves federal court after a sentencing hearing in February.



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Trump Commutes Sentence Of Longtime Friend And Adviser Roger Stone

The president has used his clemency power to spare Stone a prison sentence following his conviction in federal court. It's the latest official intercession in a case involving a Trump friend.