Updated: President Donald Trump has commuted the sentence Roger Stone, his former adviser and early political mentor, just days before he was set to begin serving prison time for his conviction on charges of lying to Congress and witness tampering.
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said in a statement that “particularly in light of the egregious facts and circumstances surrounding his unfair prosecution, arrest, and trial, the president has determined to commute his sentence. Roger Stone has already suffered greatly. He was treated very unfairly, as were many others in this case. Roger Stone is now a free man!”
Trump had for some time criticized Stone’s prosecution, even calling it a “miscarriage of justice.” But the pardon, particularly one so close to the 2020 presidential election, carries substantial electoral risks for Trump.
“President Trump has once again abused his power, releasing this commutation on a Friday night, hoping to...
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said in a statement that “particularly in light of the egregious facts and circumstances surrounding his unfair prosecution, arrest, and trial, the president has determined to commute his sentence. Roger Stone has already suffered greatly. He was treated very unfairly, as were many others in this case. Roger Stone is now a free man!”
Trump had for some time criticized Stone’s prosecution, even calling it a “miscarriage of justice.” But the pardon, particularly one so close to the 2020 presidential election, carries substantial electoral risks for Trump.
“President Trump has once again abused his power, releasing this commutation on a Friday night, hoping to...
- 7/10/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Roger Stone was sentenced to 40 months in prison on Thursday, a punishment that quickly led to speculation that President Donald Trump would give a pardon to his former adviser after publicly weighing in on his prosecution as a “miscarriage of justice.”
Stone, a self-described political dirty trickster who was an early mentor to Trump as he charted his entrance into politics, was convicted last year of lying to Congress and witness tampering.
U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson handed down the sentence after delivering a rebuke to Stone and Trump himself, asserting that it was essential for the judiciary to maintain its independence.
But as she presided over the sentencing hearing, Trump continued to tweet about the case, raising concerns from current and former Justice Department officials that he is interfering in a process that has been independent of White House influence. Last week, Attorney General William Barr told...
Stone, a self-described political dirty trickster who was an early mentor to Trump as he charted his entrance into politics, was convicted last year of lying to Congress and witness tampering.
U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson handed down the sentence after delivering a rebuke to Stone and Trump himself, asserting that it was essential for the judiciary to maintain its independence.
But as she presided over the sentencing hearing, Trump continued to tweet about the case, raising concerns from current and former Justice Department officials that he is interfering in a process that has been independent of White House influence. Last week, Attorney General William Barr told...
- 2/20/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Roger Stone, long-time friend and informal adviser to President Donald Trump, was found guilty Friday on charges related to his efforts to stymie Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of interference in the 2016 election. Stone was indicted on seven counts — obstruction of proceedings, witness tampering, and five counts of giving false statements to Congress — and convicted on all seven charges. The witness tampering charge carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
A jury in Washington D.C. found Stone, 67, lied to Congress about efforts he made to obtain, from...
A jury in Washington D.C. found Stone, 67, lied to Congress about efforts he made to obtain, from...
- 11/15/2019
- by Tessa Stuart
- Rollingstone.com
Roger Stone, the conservative provocateur and one-time associate of Donald Trump, was found guilty on charges of lying to Congress, obstruction of justice and witness tampering that were brought by prosecutors as Special Counsel Robert Mueller investigated Russian collusion.
A jury in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. found Stone guilty on five counts of lying to Congress, one count of witness tampering, and one of obstructing a congressional proceeding.
The charges were related to what Stone said about his communications about WikiLeaks and with the Trump campaign, as well as witness intimidation of radio personality Randy Credico. That included a claim that Stone used references from The Godfather II to pressure Credico to mislead the House Intelligence Committee during planned testimony.
Stone, a self-described dirty trickster known for his dapper fashion and sometimes outrageous stunts, also is an experienced operative who decades ago advised Trump on his political aspirations.
A jury in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. found Stone guilty on five counts of lying to Congress, one count of witness tampering, and one of obstructing a congressional proceeding.
The charges were related to what Stone said about his communications about WikiLeaks and with the Trump campaign, as well as witness intimidation of radio personality Randy Credico. That included a claim that Stone used references from The Godfather II to pressure Credico to mislead the House Intelligence Committee during planned testimony.
Stone, a self-described dirty trickster known for his dapper fashion and sometimes outrageous stunts, also is an experienced operative who decades ago advised Trump on his political aspirations.
- 11/15/2019
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
With the House calling witnesses for Donald Trump’s public impeachment hearings this week, John Oliver continued to dive deep into the events during Last Week Tonight in the ongoing “Stupid Watergate” saga. On Sunday night, he focused on a trio of players in the story: Lindsey Graham, Roger Stone and Randy Credico — with an emphasis on Stone, who Oliver refers to as a “steampunk Andy Warhol.”
Oliver continues to skewer the events surrounding Trump’s impeachment inquiry and has a neverending arsenal of quips for the situation. This week he compared the scandal to a “rubber chicken in your ass”. He said “It’s kind of funny but also serious because something needs to be done about it.
In response to the upcoming witnesses for the public impeachment hearings, Trump gave one of his speeches where he talks over a loud helicopter claiming he “caught the swamp” which Oliver...
Oliver continues to skewer the events surrounding Trump’s impeachment inquiry and has a neverending arsenal of quips for the situation. This week he compared the scandal to a “rubber chicken in your ass”. He said “It’s kind of funny but also serious because something needs to be done about it.
In response to the upcoming witnesses for the public impeachment hearings, Trump gave one of his speeches where he talks over a loud helicopter claiming he “caught the swamp” which Oliver...
- 11/11/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s Roger Stone’s “time in the barrel.”
Former Trump campaign manager and White House strategist Steve Bannon testified in the Roger Stone trial on Friday, and it did not go well for Stone. Bannon, who was subpoenaed as a witness, told the court that Stone claimed to be in contact with Wikileaks prior to the release of Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta’s emails, something Stone denied to the Mueller investigation and Congress.
“He had a relationship, or told me he had a relationship with WikiLeaks,” Bannon, who...
Former Trump campaign manager and White House strategist Steve Bannon testified in the Roger Stone trial on Friday, and it did not go well for Stone. Bannon, who was subpoenaed as a witness, told the court that Stone claimed to be in contact with Wikileaks prior to the release of Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta’s emails, something Stone denied to the Mueller investigation and Congress.
“He had a relationship, or told me he had a relationship with WikiLeaks,” Bannon, who...
- 11/9/2019
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Just as the nation zeroes in on the House impeachment inquiry brought on by Trump’s solicitation of foreign interference in the 2020 election, one of the last shoes is dropping over foreign interference in the election of 2016.
Roger Stone — an informal Trump adviser and infamous longtime Gop henchman — is now on trial in federal court on criminal charges that he lied under oath to House investigators, as well as engaged in witness tampering, regarding the 2016 Trump campaign’s connections to Wikileaks and its dissemination of damaging emails from the Clinton...
Roger Stone — an informal Trump adviser and infamous longtime Gop henchman — is now on trial in federal court on criminal charges that he lied under oath to House investigators, as well as engaged in witness tampering, regarding the 2016 Trump campaign’s connections to Wikileaks and its dissemination of damaging emails from the Clinton...
- 11/7/2019
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
The Justice Department and political operative Roger Stone’s attorneys are in a pre-trial legal battle on whether federal prosecutors can play a clip from The Godfather: Part II at Stone’s upcoming trial.
Stone, who helped launch President Donald Trump’s political career, was arrested earlier this year in connection with Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. He’s facing charges of lying to Congress, obstruction of justice and witness tampering.
In their indictment, federal prosecutors claim that on “multiple occasions,” Stone told a witness, identified as “Person 2,” that he should do a “Frank Pentangeli” before his appearance before the House Intelligence Committee. Pentangeli is a character in the movie who testifies before a congressional committee and claims to not know critical information “that he does in fact know,” prosecutors pointed out.
“Person 2” has been widely identified as radio personality Randy Credico.
In a filing in the case on Thursday,...
Stone, who helped launch President Donald Trump’s political career, was arrested earlier this year in connection with Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. He’s facing charges of lying to Congress, obstruction of justice and witness tampering.
In their indictment, federal prosecutors claim that on “multiple occasions,” Stone told a witness, identified as “Person 2,” that he should do a “Frank Pentangeli” before his appearance before the House Intelligence Committee. Pentangeli is a character in the movie who testifies before a congressional committee and claims to not know critical information “that he does in fact know,” prosecutors pointed out.
“Person 2” has been widely identified as radio personality Randy Credico.
In a filing in the case on Thursday,...
- 10/17/2019
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Political consultant Roger Stone, under indictment by the Robert Mueller Russia collusion probe and the subject of an FBI raid earlier this week, is using Mario Puzo’s The Godfather to explain some of his actions.
Appearing on ABC’s This Week with host George Stephanopoulos, Stone talked about an email exchange he had with Randy Credico, a comedian, radio host, and activist. Credico, Stone has claimed, was his intermediary in contacts with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
In the Mueller indictment, Stone is accused of tampering with witness Credico. One message from Stone indicated Credico should “do a Frank Pentangeli” in order to avoid contradicting Stone’s testimony. In The Godfather Part II, Pentangeli suffered a convenient memory loss when testifying before a congressional committee on Michael Corleone’s activities.
Stephanopolus challenged Stone. “So you were telling him not to tell the truth.”
“No not at all,” Stone responded. “If you saw the actual exchange.
Appearing on ABC’s This Week with host George Stephanopoulos, Stone talked about an email exchange he had with Randy Credico, a comedian, radio host, and activist. Credico, Stone has claimed, was his intermediary in contacts with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
In the Mueller indictment, Stone is accused of tampering with witness Credico. One message from Stone indicated Credico should “do a Frank Pentangeli” in order to avoid contradicting Stone’s testimony. In The Godfather Part II, Pentangeli suffered a convenient memory loss when testifying before a congressional committee on Michael Corleone’s activities.
Stephanopolus challenged Stone. “So you were telling him not to tell the truth.”
“No not at all,” Stone responded. “If you saw the actual exchange.
- 1/27/2019
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
The Friday morning arrest of former Trump campaign official and longtime Gop operative Roger Stone marks a significant new chapter in the investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller into links between the president’s 2016 election team and Russia.
Mueller hit Stone with a seven-count indictment for lying to a congressional committee and attempting to “persuade a witness to provide false testimony.” On his release after posting a $250,000 bond, Stone insisted he’s been “falsely accused.”
The indictment opens a window onto an alleged back channel between the Trump campaign and...
Mueller hit Stone with a seven-count indictment for lying to a congressional committee and attempting to “persuade a witness to provide false testimony.” On his release after posting a $250,000 bond, Stone insisted he’s been “falsely accused.”
The indictment opens a window onto an alleged back channel between the Trump campaign and...
- 1/25/2019
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
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