Mueller castigates Trump's decision to commute Roger Stone's sentence – live

Mueller breaks silence and condemns Trump for commuting sentenceSign up to our First Thing newsletterGlobal coronavirus liveblog: latest updates 2.33pm BST The former special counsel Robert Mueller made a rare move on Saturday to publicly defend his two-year investigation into allegations of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia in the 2016 election – and to castigate Donald Trump’s decision to commute Roger Stone’s prison sentence.Mueller wrote an opinion article for the Washington Post [paywall] published under the headline “Roger Stone remains a convicted felon, and rightly so”. 2.32pm BST Good morning. There are plenty of news lines around today as reaction continues after Donald Trump’s decision to commute the prison sentence of his former campaign adviser, Roger Stone. The president himself was seen on Saturday wearing a mask in public for the first time during the pandemic. Related: Donald Trump wears mask in public for first time during Covid-19 pandemic Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2020/jul/12/trump-robert-mueller-roger-stone-coronavirus-latest-news-updates-live #us_politics #us_news #donald_trump #robert_mueller #roger_stone #coronavirus_outbreak