By AFP More by this AuthorWashington,Donald Trump's commutation of the prison sentence of longtime ally Roger Stone was a case of "unprecedented, historic corruption," Senator Mitt Romney tweeted Sunday, making his rare Republican voice raised in criticism of the president. They include tampering with a witness and obstructing the House investigation into whether the Trump campaign conspired with Russia to help him win the 2016 election. "Unprecedented, historic corruption: an American president commutes the sentence of a person convicted by a jury of lying to shield that very president," he tweeted. Advertisement"President Trump's decision to commute the sentence of top campaign advisor Roger Stone, who could directly implicate him in criminal misconduct, is an act of staggering corruption," she tweeted early Saturday. But Stone was the first person directly involved in Trump's campaign to receive clemency.

Source: Daily Nation July 11, 2020 15:00 UTC