Associate of Roger Stone held in contempt

[struggle4progress]

Grace Panetta,
Published 1:19 pm EDT, Friday, August 10, 2018

A federal judge in Washington, DC, has held Andrew Miller, a close associate of President Donald Trump ally Roger Stone, in contempt of court for refusing to comply with a subpoena to testify in the Russia investigation.

Miller was ordered to appear in court to testify before a grand jury on Friday, but he did not show up. Earlier this month, another federal judge, Berry Howell, issued a 93-page opinion upholding the subpoena after Miller's attorneys challenged it ...

Stone was an informal adviser to the Trump campaign during the election and recently told Business Insider he is still in touch with the president from time to time.

His relevance to the Russia probe stems mainly from his contacts during the election with the self-proclaimed transparency group WikiLeaks and the Russia-linked hacker Guccifer 2.0. Stone also said in August 2016 that he had "communicated" with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, but he later .. said it was through .. radio host Randy Credico ...

https://www.middletownpress.com/technology/businessinsider/article/A-close-associate-of-Roger-Stone-has-been-held-in-13147262.php

[Thrill]

1. What's he hiding

[triron]

2. Part of a grand delay strategy. Wake up.

[Mr. Ected]

4. It is. Evading justice until they get their new Justice in the SCOTUS.

Playing out the clock. Why is it that the worst people are so often able to wiggle off the hook that ensnared them?

[Mr. Ected]

3. Wish he'd be spending the weekend on his ass in a cell, but alas, that's not the case

Miller was instructed to take the action he did so that his lawyer could appeal the rejection of their earlier argument against the subpoena. The judge stayed her contempt charge to allow the lawyer to lodge the appeal.