Roger Stone files appeal after saying he is 'praying for a pardon' from Trump
Roger Stone, the flamboyant political consultant and longtime associate of President Trump, officially filed an appeal of his conviction on obstruction, witness tampering and other charges that led to him being handed a 40-month sentence by U.S. District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson earlier this year.
Stone filed a notice appeal with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Thursday, which briefly stated that Stone would pursue a review of his conviction and sentence in the appeals court. The filing of the appeal came just hours after Stone was on the receiving end of a supportive tweet from Trump.
"I, Roger Stone, hereby appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia from the above-stated judgment and order, the sentence imposed, and all underlying orders," it said.
The filing noted that Stone remains out on bail, although he was originally slated to turn himself in for incarceration on Thursday after Berman Jackson denied his motion for a new trial. It's unclear if Stone still plans to turn himself in in light of the appeal — last week he spoke about his fear of going to prison amid the coronavirus pandemic on the "Morano Whenever" podcast on AM 970 The Answer.
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Should have thought of that earlier Nixon tramp stamp boy.
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