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Roger Stone: President Trump saved my life

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Trump-ally Roger Stone says President Donald Trump saved his life from a “near-death” prison sentence by granting him clemency on Friday, Stone said in his first interview Monday on “Hannity” since the President announced his decision.

“I know there were many many people that told him ‘in an election year, don’t do this, let Roger Stone wait maybe for a pardon after the election.’ Sean, I don’t think I would’ve lived that long, not with my asthmatic condition, not with now 60 COVID-19 cases in that prison, ” Stone said.

“I have deep deep affection for Donald Trump because I’ve known him 40 years, he’s a man of great justice and fairness, he’s a man of enormous courage, I knew he would take some shots for this, but I think most people, most fair minded people understand. He saved my life and at least on paper, he gave me a chance to fight for vindication.”

Stone says he’s hoping to have a “fair second trial.” “Now, I’m not a fool,” Stone explained. “I’m gonna be guided by the advice of my lawyers. As I understand it, if my conviction is overturned by the Appeals court, I’d be back in front of Judge Jackson. Judge Jackson issued an incredible ruling that said that I could not raise misconduct by the Special Counsel, the FBI, the DOJ, or any member of Congress, Adam Schiff.”

Trump, on Monday, said Stone’s investigation was baseless, adding that former FBI Director James Comey, former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, former FBI agent Peter Strzok, former FBI lawyer Lisa Page, former CIA Director John Brennan and others were the guilty ones who lied and altered documents to target him and the people around him. “I’m getting rave reviews for what I did for Roger Stone,” Trump said.

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BREAKING: Disney drops suit challenging special district status in settlement with Florida, DeSantis

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A settlement was reached Wednesday in the two-year lawsuit over who controls the special governing district that encompasses the Walt Disney World Resort, which includes Disney dropping its lawsuitsagainst a newly created tourism board.

“We are glad that Disney has dropped its lawsuits against the new Central Florida Tourism Oversight District and conceded that their last-minute development agreements are null, void, and unenforceable,” Bryan Griffin, DeSantis’ communications director, said in a statement. “No corporation should be its own government. Moving forward, we stand ready to work with Disney and the District to help promote economic growth, family-friendly tourism, and accountable government in Central Florida.”

Fox News explains the dispute began “after Disney’s criticism of Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Act – derided by critics as the so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill – prompted the DeSantis administration to revoke the special Disney-controlled tax district that gave the entertainment autonomy over its theme parks in the region.”

“No corporation should be its own government,” Bryan Griffin, a spokesman for the governor, said in an emailed statement. “Moving forward, we stand ready to work with Disney and the District to help promote economic growth, family-friendly tourism, and accountable government in Central Florida.”

Misleadingly deemed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, prohibited the teaching of sexual orientation and gender identity to young students in the state. National Review reports:

After receiving pressure from employees, Disney’s then-CEO, Bob Chapek, said that the company’s leaders had been opposed to the bill “from the outset,” and Disney declared that the legislation “should never have passed and should never have been signed into law.”

In February 2023, DeSantis signed House Bill 9B, which established the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District to replace Disney’s Reedy Creek Improvement District. Reedy Creek was a 56-year-old special taxing district that allowed Disney control its own development, regulations, building codes, and other municipal services.

Lawmakers voted to give the governor the power to appoint the district’s board members.

However, before a DeSantis-appointed board took over last March, the Disney-controlled board handed control of the district’s development over to Disney…

As part of the settlement, Disney acknowledges that the development agreement approved by the outgoing Reedy Creek board has “no legal effect or enforceability.”

As for the media reports that DeSantis had been humiliated and out-maneuvered by Disney, Griffin said that “as usual, the media were wrong.”

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