News Trump grants clemency to ally Roger Stone after railing against ‘unfair’ conviction, sentencing July 10, 2020July 10, 2020John Fritze, Kevin Johnson and Kristine Phillips, USA TODAYComments Off on Trump grants clemency to ally Roger Stone after railing against ‘unfair’ conviction, sentencing Trump's decision to grant clemency to Roger Stone came days before the operative was expected to report to prison for lying to Congress.