Why this Roger Stone Commutation Is Not as Controversial as Some Think
12th July 2020
Jonathan Turley has forgotten more about law than you or I will ever know.
But criticism of this commutation immediately seemed to be decoupled from any foundation in history or in the Constitution. Indeed, Toobin also declared, “This is simply not done by American presidents. They do not pardon or commute sentences of people who are close to them or about to go to prison. It just does not happen until this president.” In reality, the commutation of Stone barely stands out in the old gallery of White House pardons, which are the most consistently and openly abused power in the Constitution. This authority under Article Two is stated in absolute terms, and some presidents have wielded it with absolute abandon.
Followed by a laundry list of such questionable pardons going back to Thomas Jefferson.
Funny how the Democrats and the DemLegHump Media scream bloody murder about stuff that their side would do in a heartbeat — and often have. One could make a long list of political shenanigans indulged in by Obama and Eric Holder.