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We Can Still Get the Truth From Roger Stone
The Justice Department should vindicate the rule of law by putting him before a grand jury.
By Andrew Weissmann
Mr. Weissmann was a senior prosecutor in the Mueller investigation.
July 14, 2020, 5:00 a.m. ET
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/14/opinion/roger-stone-trump-grand-jury.html
Attorney General Bill Barr reportedly opposed President Trumps commutation of Roger Stones prison sentence for seven felonies the latest act by this administration to undermine the rule of law. If Mr. Barrs resistance is to be believed, the Department of Justice still has a path to vindicate the rule of law by putting Mr. Stone before a grand jury.
In November 2019, a federal jury unanimously found Mr. Stone guilty, beyond a reasonable doubt, of lying to Congress about the coordination between the Trump 2016 campaign, Mr. Stone, WikiLeaks and Russia. The seven counts included five of perjury and one count each of obstruction of Congress and tampering with a witness. Mr. Stone was sentenced to spend 40 months in prison until he got his reward for keeping his lips sealed.
This does not have to be the end of the story.
Prosecutors are well armed to get to the bottom of what Mr. Stone knows but has refused to disclose. If there was nothing nefarious about his coordination efforts, why did he lie about them to Congress? This question remains unanswered, as the Mueller report notes.
In spite of the presidents commutation, prosecutors can seek to discover the answer by calling Mr. Stone before a grand jury. Grand juries are used every day all across the country, at the federal and state levels, to investigate potential criminal matters.
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genxlib
(5,524 posts)That he would even show up?
Or if he did answer questions?
Or if he did, take it seriously?
Or if he did, be truthful?
He was a lying, braying jackass even before he thought he was untouchable. He is going to be even less cooperative and more insufferable now.
NoRWNJ
(33 posts)Is putting Stone before a grand jury something that AG Barr needs to approve before it goes forward? Of can any Federal prosecutor do it on their own?
dajoki
(10,678 posts)snip//
And federal charges need not be lodged until, say, Jan. 20, 2021. State charges could be brought sooner.
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Me.
(35,454 posts)will force Barr to show his true colors regarding this matter
Hotler
(11,420 posts)3-days in a cold dark hole in a black op's site half a world away and he will spill everything.
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,181 posts)1. Will it involve torture?
2. And if so, how can I sign up for the job?
2naSalit
(86,579 posts)I'd rather just watch...
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)Nevilledog
(51,094 posts)dajoki
(10,678 posts)snip//
And federal charges need not be lodged until, say, Jan. 20, 2021. State charges could be brought sooner.
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Nevilledog
(51,094 posts)I trust Biden to choose a worthy AG.
dajoki
(10,678 posts)Ghost Dog
(16,881 posts)There was no, none, zilch, zero Wikileaks collusion.