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Roger Stone denied new trial; gag order lifted
(CNN)Roger Stone does not deserve a retrial, a federal judge ruled on Thursday, after the longtime friend of President Donald Trump had attempted to claim jury misconduct.
Stone is able to appeal over the next two weeks, but may be ordered to report to prison to serve his 40 months -- at earliest, two weeks from now.
The gag order the judge had placed on him is also lifted, according to the court Thursday.
Judge Amy Berman Jackson's decision sends the case into a new phase -- of appeals, preparations for Stone to report to prison and potential blowback from Trump and even Stone himself.
Stone had asked for a new trial in February, just days before his sentencing.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/16/politics/roger-stone-trial-gag-order/index.html