ROGER STONE TELLS TUCKER CARLSON GOING TO JAIL WOULD BE 'ESSENTIALLY A DEATH SENTENCE'

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

In his first television appearance since the lifting of a 16-month-long gag order, former Trump adviser Roger Stone told Fox News host Tucker Carlson Friday that if he went to prison, it would be a "death sentence."

Stone was convicted in 2019 for obstructing a congressional investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Throughout the trial, Stone claimed to be innocent of the charges and pleaded not guilty.

Although he was convicted, Stone's legal team attempted to obtain a retrial which was denied by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on Thursday.

"So at this point," Stone said, "the judge has ordered me to surrender in two weeks and at 67 years old with some underlying health problems, including a history of asthma, I believe with the coronavirus it is essentially a death sentence."

Stone said he felt the real reason he was prosecuted was that he "refused to bear false witness" against Trump.

https://www.newsweek.com/roger-stone-tells-tucker-carlson-going-jail-would-essentially-death-sentence-1498712?utm_source=Public&utm_medium=Feed&utm_campaign=Distribution

[roamer65]

1. Awwwww...poor widdle Roger.

[Blue Owl]

2. *Klink*

[Vogon_Glory]

7. Or that Thunk-Thunk noise from Law and Order n/t

[pdxflyboy]

3. Oh well.....

[TexasTowelie]

4. He should have thought that prior to committing the crimes that he did.

If you can't do the time, don't do the crime.

[sop]

5. He was talking directly to Trump, asking for a pardon.

[Vogon_Glory]

6. Prepare To Meet Thy God

I remember seeing such sentiments painted on barn sides and roofs in rural America.

[SheltieLover]

8. He should have thought of that BEFORE committing crimes.

[Jake Stern]

9. One constitutional amendment I can get behind is limiting the pardon power of the president

I just know Trump is gonna spring Stone.

[Jarqui]

10. More bullshit from Stone

He was prosecuted with good grounds. Overwhelming evidence and testimony was provided. He was convicted of all seven crimes he was accused of including lying & witness tampering by a jury of his peers. Period.

He could have gotten a lighter sentence if he had revealed what Trump and others did. Instead, he lied, witness tampered, obstructed justice, etc.

Now he has to pay the price for his criminal conduct.

The only thing that remains to be seen is if Trump pardons him to keep his mouth shut before the election. Trump probably has to pardon him or Stone alone could sink his reelection chances. Same goes for Flynn or Manafort (who may not matter because they'll nail him at the state level)

[Sneederbunk]

11. Will never serve a day.

[2naSalit]

12. And?

[bullwinkle428]

13. "Don't do the crime, if you can't do the time!" - Robert Blake

[Baked Potato]

21. Oh yeah! Lol

[Turbineguy]

14. He can always

take control. He'd have to hold out for the waiting period.

[keithbvadu2]

15. Not showing great confidence in the Trump administration's handling of the federal prison system.

Not showing great confidence in the Trump administration's handling of the federal prison system.

[nevergiveup]

16. So?

[badhair77]

17. Are there any possible state charges anywhere, just in case he is pardoned?

This is going to irritate me if he walks.

[onecaliberal]

18. I don't really care, do you? Thoughts and prayers.

[lastlib]

22. "thoughts and prayers" seems like a helluva lot of trouble to go to---

for someone so fucking worthless to society. Besides it does my old heart good to see Nixon in jail, even if only vicariously as a tatoo.

[Brother Buzz]

19. Maybe he'll add Hepatitis C to his health problems when he gets his prison ink

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[yonder]

20. That clip of him in a deposition from a few months ago

revealed him to be much nastier and evil than I thought - supremely nasty.

I'm guessing he's going to get a pardon but he's already made his deal with the devil and he'll pay, somehow, in the end.