Posted on 11/05/2019 9:38:03 AM PST by yesthatjallen
Roger Stone, the longtime Republican political operative and associate of President Trump, arrived on Tuesday for the start of his long-awaited trial for allegedly lying to Congress about his role as a liaison between the Trump campaign and WikiLeaks.
Jury selection for the trial began Tuesday morning and each side is expected to deliver opening arguments on Wednesday, with the trial expected to last about two weeks. If convicted, Stone could face a maximum of 20 years in prison, though his sentence would likely be less severe.
Stone was indicted in January amid special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia's role in the 2016 election and whether the Trump campaign colluded with the Kremlin to gain an advantage over Hillary Clinton.
Stone is accused of lying to lawmakers about his contacts with WikiLeaks and the Trump campaign in 2016 as the organization was preparing to release a batch of emails stolen from John Podesta, the chairman of the Clinton campaign.
He also faces charges of witness tampering for allegedly pressuring his intermediary with WikiLeaks — believed to be the radio host Randy Credico — to not cooperate with the House Intelligence Committee's investigation into alleged Russian election interference.
In text messages detailed in the indictment, Stone pressured Credico not to testify before the committee and release any information that would refute his testimony that he did not possess written communications between the two about contact with WikiLeaks.
Stone allegedly threatened Credico, who relies on a support dog, saying he'll "take that dog away from you" and telling him to "prepare to die."
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(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
Preposterous charges, and how much in legal fees for this nonsense?
Bring it on, bitches!
Was Stone really a “long-time” Trump advisor? I thought his contacts with Trump were fairly recent and very sporadic and second-hand.
Stone did not lie to Congress. He misspoke. He lacked candor. He misremembered.
And the true criminals, the Clintons, the DNC, et al. roam free with nothing hanging over their corrupt heads.
He should hire Sydney Powell.
couple of excerpts from the piece:
“You may remember the predawn raid that CNN caught on film thanks to a reporter and cameraman who took a chance staking out Stone’s South Florida home. Or the fiery news conference Stone gave later that afternoon after his arrest and booking at the federal courthouse in Fort Lauderdale.”
<><> words to remember: “thanks to a reporter and camera man taking a chance staking out Stone’s South Florida home.?
lol. somebody wanted to be sure this got press coverage
“That means Stone’s trial will be the first time those Russia-related issues will be laid out in front of a jury, although U.S. District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson, who’s overseeing the case, made clear Monday she wants to keep things focused on Stone’s alleged false statements and obstruction of justice. She’s likely loath to let the trial devolve into a squabble over unfounded conspiracies about who hacked the Democrats’ emails and then released them in the thick of the 2016 White House race, or the Trump campaign’s possible links to Russian intermediaries”
<><>words to remember: “first time those Russia-related issues will be laid out in front of a jury.”
this includes charges that stone got info on emails from wikileaks.
so, when do they bring up julian assange? when do they bring up podesta? when do they bring up seth rich?
how do you enter evidence????
Another lynching.......
I was wondering when the leftwingnuts would get around to pulling the puppy card.
Probably got the idea from the guy [was that Stone?] who was attacked in the parking garage while he was carrying or walking his little dog.
You have no chance to survive- make your time!
Great post. Thanks for the ping!
The rumor mill says Assange won’t come into play until Feb. No idea if that’s accurate.
A desperate effort to keep the Russia hoax alive.
Prosecuting someone on charges you know to be false should be a crime.
An Obama judge. He's "guilty" now lets have the trial.
U.S. District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson,
An Obama judge. He’s “guilty” now lets have the trial.
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har.
that’s about the way it’s running with obamma black robe gang
??? There was link between Wikileaks and Trump? First time I heard of this.
Assange spoke personally to Trump? I must be out to lunch because first time I heard this.
Trump should pardon Stone now.
Barr could stop this stupidity. He won’t. He also won’t prosecute a single democrat.
Trump has failed to restore the rule of law.
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