Closing arguments underway in Roger Stone trial
Source: NBC News
WASHINGTON Closing arguments began on Wednesday in Roger Stone's federal trial on charges he lied to Congress.
A veteran Republican political operative and longtime confidant of President Donald Trump, Stone was indicted in January as part of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian electoral tampering.
He is accused of lying to lawmakers about his attempts to communicate with the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks, tampering with witnesses and obstructing a House Intelligence Committee investigation into whether the Trump presidential campaign coordinated with Russia to tip the 2016 election.
Several witnesses have highlighted how Trump campaign associates were eager to gather information about emails the U.S. says were hacked by Russia and then provided to WikiLeaks.
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dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)their every tweet. I can't do both. I hope Roger Stone, pays for his part in this shitshow.
BlueIdaho
(13,582 posts)Lets hope for a speedy and just decision by the jury... Lock. Him. Up.
a kennedy
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BlueIdaho
(13,582 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,115 posts)Obviously there'll just be more appeals, press conferences, whining, tweeting, and TV interviews.
I doubt he'll ever serve a day in jail.
DeminPennswoods
(15,273 posts)Did Stone's attys even put on a defense? I mean one other than saying he's a known liar.
brooklynite
(94,474 posts)They called no witnesses and immediately rested.
DeminPennswoods
(15,273 posts)nt
LudwigPastorius
(9,126 posts)will Trump pardon him, or will he say that he "doesn't know" Roger Stone?
DeminPennswoods
(15,273 posts)everything else.
There was a lot of new news out of the trial testimony regarding the Russian interference in the 2016 election and the Trump campaign's embrace of it, yet it was barely covered on cable news or elsewhere.