My understanding is that Stone WANTED the commutation rather than the pardon. A pardon would have forever branded him as a felon. Now he can continue the fight to clear his good name.
I expect the fight to last about as long as O.J.'s search for the real killers.
Stone will be suing a lot of news agencies and government agencies that targeted him without due cause. I do think he and Flynn will recoup their losses in time, but more political house-cleaning will need to be done first. If Trump wins in November, fur will be flying, which is why Dems are petrified by the prospect of their imminent November loss.
How can he successfully sue news agencies? On what grounds? He was on trial and a legitimate news story and he was convicted in a court of law. He didn’t win an appeal, his buddy took care of him.
This article shows one of Trump’s most troublesome issues as President. He has zero ability to retain information. Even information he just heard. He conflates his lies with the truth so often that he confuses one for the other. This is genuinely problematic for the President. Especially in this dangerous time for the nation.
How anyone could view the above article and the ensuing exchange as anything other than concerning is beyond me.