Trial opens for Roger Stone, accused of lying about WikiLeaks

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Source: Washington Post



Federal prosecutors and attorneys for Roger Stone, a longtime friend of President Trump, are set to deliver opening statements Wednesday in the final criminal case charged in former special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s probe of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election.

Stone, 67, , has pleaded not guilty to felony charges of lying to Congress, obstruction and witness tampering about efforts to gather information about Democratic emails prosecutors say were stolen by Russia during the 2016 campaign and released through the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks.

Stone, a longtime Trump adviser and political consultant, was charged in January in a seven-count indictment. Prosecutors contend he lied on several points: when he told the House Intelligence Committee in September 2017 that he did not havetexts or emails about his 2016 discussions surrounding WikiLeaks; said that he had only one associate who tried to act as a go-between with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange; and claimed he never spoke to anyone in the Trump campaign about WikiLeaks’ plans.

The federal trial in Washington, D.C., before Judge Amy Berman Jackson is expected to last about two weeks.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/trial-opens-for-roger-stone-accused-of-lying-about-wikileaks-and-trump-campaigns-interest-in-hacked-2016-democratic-emails/2019/11/06/647bd322-ff2b-11e9-8bab-0fc209e065a8_story.html

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Full headline: Trial opens for Roger Stone, accused of lying about WikiLeaks and Trump campaign’s interest in hacked 2016 Democratic emails

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1. Who's the guy in the dress?

And how did his wife get Michael Jackson's jacket out of the Smithsonian?

And, good golly what happened to her forehead?

Zoom in on his left hand.

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2. Had to dig and got a hint from UK's Daily Mail

but apparently he is Stone's anti-gay "spiritual advisor" -

'Trysexual' Roger Stone arrives with anti-gay pastor for 'spiritual support' at second day of his trial on charges of lying about WikiLeaks and Hillary Clinton's hacked emails

By Ben Ashford In Washington D.c. For Dailymail.com

Published: 10:51 EST, 6 November 2019 | Updated: 12:13 EST, 6 November 2019

Former Trump confidante Roger Stone appeared to have made a miracle recovery from his bout of food poisoning after turning up to federal court Wednesday - flanked by an evangelical clergyman known for his anti-gay outbursts.

The self-declared political dirty trickster had to duck out of his own lying-to-Congress trial Tuesday after he was struck down by a mystery stomach ailment. But the 67-year-old was all smiles as he arrived promptly for the start of proceedings today flanked by African American pastor Randy Short, who was wearing full robes and sunglasses.

'They go back years, they have been friends for a while, he's something of a spiritual advisor,' said Delyon Gigger, an associate minister of the Liberation Church, based in Washington, D.C. 'He's here for spiritual and moral support. He supports him but I can't speak on how he feels about his innocence or guilt. I don't think he's guilty, I think it's hogwash.'

Stone has previously described himself as a 'libertarian and a libertine' and said he was 'trysexual - I've tried everything.'



https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7656573/Roger-Stone-arrives-anti-gay-pastor-second-day-jury-selection-trial.html

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3. Awwwww, did his tummy feel better today?

I loved that the judge yesterday offered him some immodium.

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4. ....

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5. Looking in on the lunchtime crowd at the federal court in DC, where trial of Trump confidant....

Looking in on the lunchtime crowd at the federal court in DC, where trial of Trump confidant Roger Stone began today.

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