News Trump claims he has ‘legal right’ to intervene in criminal cases, including Roger Stone’s February 14, 2020 Kevin Johnson and John Fritze, USA TODAY Comments Off on Trump claims he has ‘legal right’ to intervene in criminal cases, including Roger Stone’s "This doesn't mean that I do not have, as President, the legal right to do so, I do, but I have so far chosen not to!" President Trump tweeted.