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7. In that case, yes. His request for a new trial was denied by the trial judge,

Sat Jul 11, 2020, 01:28 PM

Jul 2020

but he has appealed. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/roger-stone-appeals-conviction-for-lying-to-congress/2020/04/30/30127062-810f-11ea-8de7-9fdff6d5d83e_story.html If the appeal is successful he'd get a new trial and it would start all over again. But this will take awhile, and if he wins the appeal, is retried and convicted again, it would probably be after Trump is out of office (we hope) and he wouldn't get either a sweet deal from the DoJ or a pardon or commutation from the new president. I am expecting that the appeal will be dropped at some point for that reason.

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Somebody in the Trump Administration has a brain. [View all] malthaussen Jul 2020 OP

I read stone asked for it, but yeah, it's no accident soothsayer Jul 2020 #1

However, he's already been convicted of the crimes The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2020 #3

I believe Stone is still trying to get a new trial VMA131Marine Jul 2020 #4

In that case, yes. His request for a new trial was denied by the trial judge, The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2020 #7

Does that mean he would be subject to contempt charges House of Roberts Jul 2020 #5

I would think so. If you can't plead the fifth you're out of excuses. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2020 #6