Trump cleared in corruption probe regarding Roger Stone's criminal sentencing: DOJ

Former President Donald Trump did not improperly pressure attorneys prosecuting his ally Roger Stone who was found to have illegally threatened a contact's pet dog, the Justice Department has determined.

The Justice Department Inspector General has released findings of its investigation into the then-president's influence on Stone's prosecutors as they considered their sentencing recommendation, Politico's Kyle Cheney was among the first to report Wednesday.

"The [Inspector General's...