Closing arguments underway in Roger Stone trial

[brooklynite]

Source: NBC News

WASHINGTON — Closing arguments began on Wednesday in Roger Stone's federal trial on charges he lied to Congress.

A veteran Republican political operative and longtime confidant of President Donald Trump, Stone was indicted in January as part of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian electoral tampering.

He is accused of lying to lawmakers about his attempts to communicate with the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks, tampering with witnesses and obstructing a House Intelligence Committee investigation into whether the Trump presidential campaign coordinated with Russia to tip the 2016 election.

Several witnesses have highlighted how Trump campaign associates were eager to gather information about emails the U.S. says were hacked by Russia and then provided to WikiLeaks.



Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/closing-arguments-underway-roger-stone-trial-n1081626?cid=sm_npd_ms_tw_ma

[dewsgirl]

1. I had been following about 5 court reporters hanging on

their every tweet. I can't do both. I hope Roger Stone, pays for his part in this shitshow.

[BlueIdaho]

2. Wow - that was quick!

Let’s hope for a speedy and just decision by the jury... Lock. Him. Up.

[a kennedy]

3. Exactly, and I hope they fry his "hip" ass.

Last edited Wed Nov 13, 2019, 04:10 PM - Edit history (1)

[BlueIdaho]

7. You got that right. nt.

[bucolic_frolic]

4. Stone's been pulling these shenanigans since Nixon

Obviously there'll just be more appeals, press conferences, whining, tweeting, and TV interviews.

I doubt he'll ever serve a day in jail.

[DeminPennswoods]

5. That was a really fast trial

Did Stone's attys even put on a defense? I mean one other than saying he's a known liar.

[brooklynite]

9. No

They called no witnesses and immediately rested.

[DeminPennswoods]

10. Thanks

nt

[LudwigPastorius]

6. The only question I have is...

will Trump pardon him, or will he say that he "doesn't know" Roger Stone?

[DeminPennswoods]

8. Just shows how much impeachment is drowning out

everything else.

There was a lot of new news out of the trial testimony regarding the Russian interference in the 2016 election and the Trump campaign's embrace of it, yet it was barely covered on cable news or elsewhere.