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Trump news – President demands extradition of former MI6 officer as Mitt Romney condemns Roger Stone's commuted sentence as 'historic corruption'

President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla: AP
President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla: AP

Donald Trump has commuted the sentence of long-time confidant and political ally Roger Stone, with a White House statement claiming he "is a victim of the Russia Hoax that the Left and its allies in the media perpetuated for years in an attempt to undermine the Trump Presidency".

The outspoken Republican consultant had been due to start 40 months behind bars on Tuesday for lying to Congress, obstruction and witness tampering - charges linked to an investigation into alleged Russian interference in the US political process.

Meanwhile cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus have continued to surge across the US, with a Reuters tally saying the figure had risen by 69,000 on Friday - setting a record for the third consecutive day. Among the states hit by a rise in numbers has been Florida, where the Walt Disney company intends reopen its flagship theme park.

And the president has said his doctors were “very surprised” when he “aced” a cognitive test. “I took it at Walter Reed Medical Centre in front of doctors and they were very surprised. They said, ‘That’s an unbelievable thing. Rarely does anyone do what you just did.’”, he said, without adding further context to the statement