Nov 15, 2019 · Jurors have returned a guilty verdict on all of seven counts including five counts of lying to Congress, one count of witness tampering and one count of obstruction of a proceeding. Stone had pleaded not guilty and maintained his innocence throughout his trial in Washington, DC.
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Stone has had a reputation for political shenanigans since he was a 19-year-old volunteer carrying out dirty tricks to embarrass Richard Nixon’s1972 Republican primary opponent — something that earned Stone a minor role in the Watergate hearings. As a Republican campaign operative, he worked for Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and Bob Dole; as a h...
It was all the way back in spring 2016 that Stone began saying he knew that WikiLeaks had information coming that would damage Clinton, according to both Bannon (testifying under subpoena) and Gates (testifying as part of a plea deal he struck with the government). Back then, Gates was the deputy Trump campaign chair, serving under his longtime bos...
The government alleged that when the House Intelligence Committee asked him to testify in their Russia investigation in 2017, Stone concocted a false cover story to hide whatever actually happened. Specifically, Stone omitted Jerome Corsi from the story, and claimed all of his information about WikiLeaks came from comedian and radio host Randy Cred...
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Nov 15, 2019 · Republican operative Roger Stone was found guilty Friday of all seven counts against him, including witness tampering and making false statements. Prosecutors portrayed Stone, 67, as a serial liar ...
Nov 16, 2019 · President Trump ally Roger Stone was found guilty on all seven counts in his federal trial, including lying to Congress and obstructing its investigation into Russia with the goal of protecting ...
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