Posted on 11/06/2019 12:16:26 PM PST by yesthatjallen
A federal prosecutor on Wednesday told a jury that Roger Stone lied to Congress about his contacts with WikiLeaks and the Trump campaign in order to protect President Trump.
The accusation came in the government’s opening arguments in the trial for the longtime Trump adviser over charges of making false statements, obstruction and witness tampering.
“The evidence in this case will show that Roger Stone lied to the House Intelligence Committee because the truth looked bad — the truth looked bad for the Trump campaign and the truth looked bad for Donald Trump,” Aaron Zelinsky, a prosecutor with the Department of Justice and a member of former special counsel Robert Mueller’s legal team, told the jury.
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Stone's lawyer will be making an opening argument this afternoon.
Zelinsky also said Stone was conveying information passed onto him from WikiLeaks to the highest levels of the Trump campaign in the weeks before the group released a batch of stolen emails taken from John Podesta, the campaign chairman for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, in October 2016.
“I have an idea To save Trump’s ass," Stone wrote in an email to Paul Manafort, the former chairman of the Trump campaign who is currently serving a prison sentence over fraud charges that also stemmed from the Mueller investigation.
“I do know how to win this but it ain’t pretty,” Stone said in a message to Stephen Bannon, Trump’s former campaign CEO and senior White House adviser.
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(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
Is this the clown prosecutor who wants to use a scene from "The Godfather" as evidence?
Another DS political prosecution. Yawn! On schedule.
One has to wonder, why is this prosecution moving forward?
Why is DOJ prosecuting?
Where is Bill Barr?
"Criminal Jesters In The US"
Sounds llike the truth wasn't really bad though....in other words it was a damn white lie. People lie to Congress all the time....Sondland is a good example....but no one is convicted of anything. Sondland won't even get a reprimand.
Its out of a Soviet show trial. Then again, I expected nothing less.
Prosecutor was part of Mueller’s team. Then he has a prejudice to start with.
Lying to Congress should be a badge of honor.
“Congressional” investigations should be limited to Congress investigating elements of the federal government. That is whom they have ANY oversight over.
Investigation of any individuals over any “crimes” should be limited to the DOJ.
WHO?
There’s two sets of law in this country’: one for the Democrats and one for their enemies.
This “trial” proves it in spades.
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Comey Lied to Congress.
Yates Lied to Congress
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Wouldn’t it be interesting to read texts and emails between B.O.and his minions?
They’re trying to keep the Russian Collusion narrative alive and hopefully revive it.
Clapper and Holder too
is this the crime? LOL
Lying is a crime? The all the congresscritters should be locked up! Why single out Roger Stone?
Protect President Trump from what?
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