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Donald Trump pardoned Roger Stone.

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The Health Ranger ReportAug 14, 2026
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Multiple tier1 and tier2 sources (Reuters, AP, BBC, NBC, NPR, ABC7) report that on December 23-24, 2020, President Trump granted Roger Stone a full pardon, after commuting his sentence in July 2020. The claim matches the passage's wording and the post's own referent; the pardon is confirmed as having occurred during Trump's first term, which the sources state directly.

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Supports. Reuters and AP report Trump issued Roger Stone a full pardon on Wednesday, December 23, 2020, as part of a second round of clemency.[1][2]

Supports. BBC and NBC report Trump pardoned Stone, who had earlier had his sentence commuted in July 2020, and that the pardon was a full one.[3][4]

Supports. NPR and ABC7 confirm the pardon was among dozens issued in late December 2020, and a Stone interview confirms he thanked Trump for the pardon.[5][6][7]

Sources

7 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 tier 1, 2 tier 2, 2 not rated

  1. 1Trump pardons former campaign chairman Manafort, associate Roger Stonereuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
  2. 2A look at the 29 people Trump pardoned or gave ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
  3. 3Trump pardons Paul Manafort, Roger Stone and Charles Kushnerbbc.com · tier 1 · cited for: supports
  4. 4Trump pardons Roger Stone, Paul Manafort, Charles Kushner and othersnbcnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
  5. 5Trump Pardons Roger Stone, Paul Manafort And Charles ...npr.org · tier 2 · cited for: supports
  6. 6President Trump issues 2nd wave of pardons including ...abc7.com · not rated · cited for: supports
  7. 7Roger Stone thanks President Trump for pardon in persongoodmorningamerica.com · not rated · cited for: supports

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