Roger Stone Is Found Guilty in Trial That Revived Trump-Russia Saga
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Source: New York Times
Mr. Stone, a longtime informal adviser to President Trump, obstructed one of Congresss Russia investigations and lied to lawmakers.
WASHINGTON Roger J. Stone Jr., a former aide and longtime friend of President Trump, was found guilty on Friday of obstructing a congressional investigation into Russias interference in the 2016 election in what prosecutors said was an effort to protect Mr. Trump.
Mr. Stone, 67, was charged with lying to the House Intelligence Committee, trying to block the testimony of another potential witness and concealing reams of evidence from investigators. Prosecutors claimed he tried to thwart the committees work because the truth would have looked terrible for both the president and his campaign. In all, he faced seven felony charges and was found guilty on all counts.
The government built its case over the past week with testimony from a friend of Mr. Stone and two former Trump campaign officials, buttressed by hundreds of exhibits that exposed Mr. Stones disdain for congressional and criminal investigators. Confronted with his lies under oath by one associate, prosecutors said, Mr. Stone wrote back: No one cares. They asked the jurors to deliver a verdict proving him wrong.
The evidence showed that in the months leading up to the 2016 election, Mr. Stone strove to obtain emails that Russia had stolen from Democratic computers and funneled to WikiLeaks, which released them at strategic moments timed to damage Hillary Clinton, Mr. Trumps Democratic opponent. Mr. Stone briefed the Trump campaign about whatever he had picked up about WikiLeaks plans every chance he got, Jonathan Kravis, a lead prosecutor, said.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/15/us/politics/roger-stone-trial-guilty.html
demmiblue
(36,841 posts)MelissaB
(16,420 posts)Other is from WP.
demmiblue
(36,841 posts)JudyM
(29,233 posts)NBachers
(17,107 posts)djacq
(1,633 posts)Aaron Pereira
(383 posts)To go with that orange jumpsuit.
ArizonaLib
(1,242 posts)Waiting for sentencing
Peregrine Took
(7,413 posts)I think this judge always seems to give him breaks.
genxlib
(5,524 posts)He will almost certainly do something obnoxious between now and sentencing that will piss off the judge even more.
He is so arrogant and got away with shit for so many years that he has no impulse control.
The net difference could end up being more jail time.
Traildogbob
(8,720 posts)A convicted Felon of 7 counts, white, immediately after jury verdict, walks out of the courthouse and is driven away in a limousine, free until sentencing. A person of color is convicted of weed possession, and after certain guilty jury verdict..................never mind. Not a fucking thing funny about it anymore. MAGA
keithbvadu2
(36,778 posts)Traildogbob
(8,720 posts)JudyM
(29,233 posts)Dupe of previous post: https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142395654
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