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Roger Stone

American political consultant and lobbyist (born 1952)

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Nov 15, 2025
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Were the nude photos of Melania Trump authorized by Melania or her publishers?

Available sources show multiple published nude photos of Melania Trump from her modeling years that were originally shot for magazines and later republished by outlets; reporting indicates some shoots...

Dec 5, 2025
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Did Trump pardon a narcotic drug dealer

President Trump announced and then carried out a pardon of former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández, who was convicted in 2024 by a U.S. court on drug‑trafficking and weapons charges and sente...

Jan 16, 2026
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What crimes was Roger Stone convicted of and what were the specific charges?

Roger Stone was convicted in federal court on seven felony counts arising from Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe: one count of obstruction of an official proceeding, five counts of making false s...

Dec 2, 2025

What reasons did Trump give for pardoning Juan Hernandez?

President Trump said he pardoned former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández because Hernández had been “treated very harshly and unfairly” and had portrayed himself as a political victim in a le...

Dec 2, 2025

Why did Trump pardon juan Hernandez

President Trump pardoned former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández, freeing him from a 45-year U.S. prison sentence for conspiring to import hundreds of tons of cocaine into the United States ....

Nov 15, 2025

What was Roger Stone in prison for?

Roger Stone was convicted in November 2019 on seven federal counts — five counts of making false statements to Congress, one count of witness tampering, and one count of obstruction of an official pro...

Jan 6, 2026

How many drug traffickers did Donald Trump Pardon

At least two convicted drug traffickers are documented in the provided reporting as having been pardoned by President Donald Trump: former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández and a Baltimore dru...

Jan 12, 2026

Trump and his cabinet crimes

Donald Trump has faced multiple criminal convictions and indictments, and many people in his orbit — some of whom have been nominated to Cabinet or senior roles — have been charged, convicted, or pard...

Jan 3, 2026

reason for trump pardoning the president of honduras

President Donald Trump pardoned former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández after publicly portraying Hernández as a victim of political persecution and unfair treatment, a narrative reinforced b...

Nov 14, 2025

What was the role of Leeann Tweeden in Al Franken's resignation?

Leeann Tweeden’s public allegations in November 2017—that Al Franken forcibly kissed her during a 2006 USO rehearsal and later posed for a photo with his hands on her while she slept—were the first wi...

Oct 28, 2025

Who were the key figures involved in the January 6 2021 Capitol incident?

The key claims across recent reporting and official findings identify a mix of political leaders, advisers, far-right organizers, and hundreds of individual rioters as central figures in the January 6...

Dec 5, 2025

What criteria did the Trump administration use to grant pardons or commutations for drug-related offenses?

The Trump administration’s public criteria for drug-related pardons and commutations are not laid out in a single, consistent policy document in the available reporting; instead, reporting shows a mix...

Dec 3, 2025

Who lobbied for Aaron Hernandez's pardon and what influence did they claim?

Roger Stone and other Trump allies led the most visible lobbying for a pardon of former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández, arguing he was a victim of “political persecution” and that clemency ...

Dec 3, 2025

Did any lobbying, clemency petitions, or political allies influence the decision to pardon Hernandez?

Multiple outlets report that Roger Stone and other allies lobbied President Trump on behalf of former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández, and that Hernández himself sent an effusive four‑page c...

Nov 20, 2025

What parts of the Mueller report remain redacted or classified and why?

The publicly released Mueller report was heavily redacted for four stated categories: grand‑jury material, classified/intelligence information, details that could harm ongoing investigations, and priv...

Jan 16, 2026

Which of Donald Trump's legal cases led to criminal convictions or guilty pleas for his associates and what were their sentences?

A dozen-plus figures who orbited Donald Trump have been criminally convicted or pleaded guilty in cases tied to campaigns, the Trump Organization and the January 6 aftermath; their penalties ranged fr...

Jan 16, 2026

How did President Trump’s commutation affect Roger Stone’s convictions and legal status?

President Trump’s July 2020 commutation relieved Roger Stone of the 40‑month federal prison term he was about to begin but did not erase the jury’s seven felony convictions; Stone remained a convicted...

Dec 10, 2025

why did president trump pardon the former honduran president?

President Trump formally granted a “full and complete” pardon to former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández on Dec. 1, 2025, freeing a man convicted in 2024 and sentenced to 45 years for conspir...

Dec 9, 2025

What legal basis was cited for Hernández's pardon and how credible is it under Honduran law?

The legal basis publicly cited for President Trump’s pardon of Juan Orlando Hernández was that Hernández had been “treated very harshly and unfairly,” a rationale Trump repeated and framed as correcti...

Dec 4, 2025

HONDURANS REACTION TO HERNANDEZ PARDON

Hondurans reacted to former president Juan Orlando Hernández’s pardon with a mix of gratitude from his family and political allies and sharp criticism from opponents and international observers; Herná...