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Understanding the #RogerStone announcement. 1/5
The wording is key:
Pardon v. Commutation
Roger Stone received a Commutation from @POTUS.
Follow along...
The wording is key:
Pardon v. Commutation
Roger Stone received a Commutation from @POTUS.
Follow along...
Understanding the #RogerStone announcement. 2/5
Article II, Section 2, Clause 1 of the Constitution of the United States grants the President the power to grant clemency to persons who have committed federal crimes.
So what is the difference between pardon vs commutation?
Article II, Section 2, Clause 1 of the Constitution of the United States grants the President the power to grant clemency to persons who have committed federal crimes.
So what is the difference between pardon vs commutation?
Understanding the #RogerStone announcement. 3/5
A pardon is full forgiveness of the crime as if it never existed or ever happened.
A pardon is full forgiveness of the crime as if it never existed or ever happened.
Understanding the #RogerStone announcement. 4/5
To commute a sentence does not eliminate a federal conviction. It also does not imply that the person was innocent of the crime for which he or she was convicted, nor does it remove the ramifications of a criminal conviction.
To commute a sentence does not eliminate a federal conviction. It also does not imply that the person was innocent of the crime for which he or she was convicted, nor does it remove the ramifications of a criminal conviction.
Understanding the #RogerStone announcement. 5/5
Truth matters.
FAKE news is trying to spin the issue with #RogerStone as if @POTUS overturned the court's legal decision. That is not the case. Only the sentence for the legal decision was commuted.
#RogerStone is free.
Truth matters.
FAKE news is trying to spin the issue with #RogerStone as if @POTUS overturned the court's legal decision. That is not the case. Only the sentence for the legal decision was commuted.
#RogerStone is free.
