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George II

(67,782 posts)
Thu Apr 16, 2020, 06:37 PM Apr 2020

Trump friend Roger Stone denied new trial by judge

Source: CNBC

A federal judge on Thursday denied a request for a new trial by President Donald Trump friend Roger Stone, who was convicted last fall of lying to Congress and witness tampering.

Stone, 67, had sought a new trial based on his allegation that the jury forewoman committed misconduct by lying on a questionnaire as the panel was being selected.

Judge Amy Berman Jackson’s denial of that motion sets the stage for the Republican political operative to soon begin serving a 40-month prison term within the next two weeks.

Jackson had suspended that sentence from taking effect until she ruled on the motion for a new trial.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/16/roger-stone-judge-denies-rules-on-new-trial-request-by-trump-friend.html

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Trump friend Roger Stone denied new trial by judge (Original Post) George II Apr 2020 OP
Good. Now lock him up. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2020 #1
When will the pardon come and when will FIFTY MILLION AMERICANS become criminals Eliot Rosewater Apr 2020 #2
Prob. going to one on those federal minimun security housing prisons. riversedge Apr 2020 #3
Good enough for me so long as he has to wear a uniform and work at something ... marble falls Apr 2020 #15
any bets ? vapor2 Apr 2020 #4
At Least 60 Days Before the Election NonPC Apr 2020 #7
Here is the Judge's comments....... riversedge Apr 2020 #5
Does NY have charges against him? SheltieLover Apr 2020 #6
Dirty tricks are all fun and games Tucker08087 Apr 2020 #8
Burn in Hell, motherfucker! ffr Apr 2020 #9
NOW, FINALY he goes to JAIL! REAL JAIL!! BadGimp Apr 2020 #10
When he gets there, I hope some news outlet is there to televise it.... lastlib Apr 2020 #22
Trump will probably not pardon him until after election to keep him quiet with no book deal wishstar Apr 2020 #11
Recommended. H2O Man Apr 2020 #12
That Nixon tat ought to make for some interesting conversation in the mess hall. marble falls Apr 2020 #13
Hip, Hip, Hooray. Great news. iluvtennis Apr 2020 #14
Awww! Nacht Owl Apr 2020 #16
GOOD ! ! trusty elf Apr 2020 #17
LOL Blue Owl Apr 2020 #20
I wish she would send Stone to a prison BigmanPigman Apr 2020 #18
Pass the stone right into the klink Blue Owl Apr 2020 #19
Pardon him? or Epstein him? Wounded Bear Apr 2020 #21
Do not pass go, do not collect 200 dollars ck4829 Apr 2020 #23

Eliot Rosewater

(31,097 posts)
2. When will the pardon come and when will FIFTY MILLION AMERICANS become criminals
Thu Apr 16, 2020, 06:39 PM
Apr 2020

by supporting the pardon.

You are no better than the criminal being pardoned if you approve...

If you approve of WAR CRIMES, you dont belong in my country.

marble falls

(56,358 posts)
15. Good enough for me so long as he has to wear a uniform and work at something ...
Thu Apr 16, 2020, 07:33 PM
Apr 2020

I think Trump will have enough on his plate that he wouldn't do it till after the election.

SDNY might have few charges in reserve just in case.

NonPC

(270 posts)
7. At Least 60 Days Before the Election
Thu Apr 16, 2020, 06:47 PM
Apr 2020

Gotta have his sleazy expertise for the final run-up to the election...

riversedge

(69,724 posts)
5. Here is the Judge's comments.......
Thu Apr 16, 2020, 06:46 PM
Apr 2020

short and sweet.



.........In her ruling, Jackson rejected Stone’s argument that the jury forewoman had lied during jury selection and had exhibited a bias on social media that should have ruled her out from deciding Stone’s fate.

“The defendant has not shown that the juror lied; nor has he shown that the supposedly disqualifying evidence could not have been found through the exercise of due diligence at the time the jury was selected,” Jackson wrote in her decision Thursday.

“Moreover, while the social media communications may suggest that the juror has strong opinions about certain people or issues, they do not reveal that she had an opinion about Roger Stone, which is the opinion that matters,” the judge wrote.


Jackson, in a separate order, said, “The defendant must surrender for service of his sentence at the institution designated by the Bureau of Prisons at such time as he is notified by the U.S. Probation or Pretrial Services Office, but no earlier than fourteen days after the date of this order.”

Tucker08087

(621 posts)
8. Dirty tricks are all fun and games
Thu Apr 16, 2020, 06:58 PM
Apr 2020

until it’s your head on the block.

He should have been in jail years ago.

lastlib

(22,981 posts)
22. When he gets there, I hope some news outlet is there to televise it....
Thu Apr 16, 2020, 10:46 PM
Apr 2020

I want to see it on screen. It'll be good to see his arse in the slammer.

It'll do my old heart good, too, to see Nixon in slammer--even if only vicariously by a tatoo!

wishstar

(5,267 posts)
11. Trump will probably not pardon him until after election to keep him quiet with no book deal
Thu Apr 16, 2020, 07:16 PM
Apr 2020

I expect Stone's lawyer to try to delay his imprisonment due to risk to him from coronavirus in prison, but pleading for release due to coronavirus hasn't worked for Michael Cohen or Manafort.

BigmanPigman

(51,432 posts)
18. I wish she would send Stone to a prison
Thu Apr 16, 2020, 07:55 PM
Apr 2020

that is infected with the virus. He has too much time on his hands and needs to worry about serious issues...like having the virus nail him and not the jury. He can rot in jail for years and years, like Cosby and Weinstein. I would say Manafort but he too is trying to get out early. Keep them both locked up on Riker's... lots of good virus germs there.

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