Fri Nov 15, 2019, 12:49 PM

*BREAKING ROGER STONE CONVICTED - ALL 7 COUNTS **

UPDATE

Roger Stone guilty on all counts in federal trial of lying to Congress, witness tampering

By Rachel Weiner, Spencer S. Hsu and Matt Zapotosky
November 15, 2019 at 11:52 a.m. EST

A federal jury has convicted longtime Trump confidant Roger Stone of lying to Congress and tampering with a witness about his efforts to learn about the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks release of hacked Democratic emails in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The panel of nine women and three men deliberated for less than two days before finding Stone, 67, guilty on all seven counts resulting from his September 2017 testimony to a House intelligence committee investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election and the Kremlin’s efforts to damage Trump’s Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton. Stone, in a blue suit, stood at the defense table with his left hand in his pants pocket, watching impassively as verdicts were read.

Stone had argued that he was not intentionally dishonest and that the cases was politically motivated. But jurors sided with prosecutors who said Stone obstructed the House efforts because the truth would be embarrassing to Donald Trump’s campaign. Stone’s indictment was the last brought by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III, putting on trial his slippery brand of political brawling and revealing important new details about the Trump campaign’s keen interest in computer files hacked by Russia and made public by WikiLeaks.

He was accused of lying to Congress and tampering with a witness, an associate prosecutors said Stone threatened in a bid to prevent the man from cooperating with lawmakers.Though prosecutors sought to prove only that Stone had lied to Congress, they asserted that his motive for the falsehoods was protecting Trump from embarrassment — and thus made the president and his campaign a key component in their case.

Stone’s trial reenergized discussions of Russian interference in the 2016 election and occurred alongside public hearings in Democrats’ impeachment inquiry into whether the president tried to pressure his Ukrainian counterpart to investigate a potential 2020 opponent, former Vice President Joe Biden. In arguments and testimony over the past two weeks, prosecutors revealed a series of phone calls at critical times in 2016 between Stone, Trump and some of the highest-ranking officials on the Trump campaign — Stephen K. Bannon, Paul Manafort and Rick Gates.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/roger-stone-jury-weighs-evidence-and-a-defense-move-to-make-case-about-mueller/2019/11/15/554fff5a-06ff-11ea-8292-c46ee8cb3dce_story.html

ETA - Sentencing scheduled for February 6, 2020 per NYT.

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Roger Stone found guilty in federal case

BREAKING: Roger Stone convicted in federal case over statements to Congress related to WikiLeaks. Stone, a longtime Trump friend and adviser, was on trial in Washington on charges of lying to Congress, witness tampering and obstruction over his remarks about WikiLeaks’ email releases in the 2016 presidential campaign.

This is a developing story that will be updated.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/roger-stone-jury-weighs-evidence-and-a-defense-move-to-make-case-about-mueller/2019/11/15/554fff5a-06ff-11ea-8292-c46ee8cb3dce_story.html

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*BREAKING ROGER STONE CONVICTED - ALL 7 COUNTS ** (Original post)	BumRushDaShow	Nov 2019	OP
Just heard on MSNBC. Waiting for more info.	The Velveteen Ocelot	Nov 2019	#1
Same here.	TruckFump	Nov 2019	#3
I'll bet he's got the shits today too. All the prison time he's looking at...	NurseJackie	Nov 2019	#89
Wait until his cellmate gets a look at that Richard Nixon tattoo on his back!	George II	Nov 2019	#123
Did anyone see the sentencing date?	PNW-Dem	Nov 2019	#110
Yes. Currently set for February.	wnylib	Nov 2019	#139
good news!	rampartc	Nov 2019	#2
Yeah, there was that little snag yesterday...	Wounded Bear	Nov 2019	#16
I was worried, though.	calimary	Nov 2019	#44
All 4 Counts!	sheshe2	Nov 2019	#4
With 3 more counts to come in	Botany	Nov 2019	#10
Yes!	sheshe2	Nov 2019	#23
Now Stone can decide if he wants to spend the rest of his life in prison	Botany	Nov 2019	#28
!!!	sheshe2	Nov 2019	#32
I think Roger Seven-Counts is counting on a pardon from Donnie Two-Scoops	Martin Eden	Nov 2019	#90
I heard that he	Scarsdale	Nov 2019	#104
GUILTY ON SEVEN COUNTS!!!	spanone	Nov 2019	#13
Excellent!	2naSalit	Nov 2019	#17
Yeah...	sheshe2	Nov 2019	#36
Stone to the bejeezus!	Blue Owl	Nov 2019	#100
ALL SEVEN counts.	calimary	Nov 2019	#135
Holy shit... read on twitter ALL SEVEN COUNTS!!!	budkin	Nov 2019	#5
Excellent. That bastard going down is long overdue.	dameatball	Nov 2019	#6
+1001	blueseas	Nov 2019	#115
Guilty on all 7 counts	NightWatcher	Nov 2019	#7
Very good news!	gademocrat7	Nov 2019	#8
Twitler just might pardon him.	apcalc	Nov 2019	#9
Assume he has to pardon him, that Stone has dirt that putin cant allow out.	Eliot Rosewater	Nov 2019	#37
If Putin is worried about Stone exposing their dirty games	TheRealNorth	Nov 2019	#78
Of course he will. What's he got to lose now?	bitterross	Nov 2019	#109
Wait for it...	llmart	Nov 2019	#11
I think he used to make great covfefe for our meetings...	Wounded Bear	Nov 2019	#21
"I never heard of The Rolling Stones!"	johnp3907	Nov 2019	#31
"...but many, many people are saying ...	Whiskeytide	Nov 2019	#38
psst, here's your pardon n/t	aggiesal	Nov 2019	#49
yes, justice is being done	bdamomma	Nov 2019	#12
they could all open their own wing in federal prison!	subana	Nov 2019	#14
I have never been so happy to see someone go down.	nolabear	Nov 2019	#15
Has Trump disowned him yet?	Arkansas Granny	Nov 2019	#18
Fat Nixon: "I hardly knew him. He was just a coffee boy."	The Velveteen Ocelot	Nov 2019	#19
I guess it's "[HIS] time in the barrel"	budkin	Nov 2019	#20
This message was self-deleted by its author	Chin music	Nov 2019	#127
"I don't know him" in 3...2...1...	nolabear	Nov 2019	#22
Recommended.	H2O Man	Nov 2019	#24
+1000	llmart	Nov 2019	#30
3---2----1------Chuck Todd: "This is very bad for Democrats!" nt	Atticus	Nov 2019	#25
.	Guy Whitey Corngood	Nov 2019	#55
Or as I call him Fuck Todd.	47of74	Nov 2019	#86
I assume that Barr has the pardon ready for Trump's signature. nt	DURHAM D	Nov 2019	#26
Doubt it. Trump is glad when other people take the heat for him.	cbdo2007	Nov 2019	#33
That's a good point. He didn't pardon Manafort, and a lot of people thought he would.	bearsfootball516	Nov 2019	#39
And he hasn't pardoned Flynn or Gates either	maryellen99	Nov 2019	#43
I think the reason he hasn't pardoned anyone involved	SonofDonald	Nov 2019	#71
If Barr isnt indicted when patriots take over I will lose my mind.	Eliot Rosewater	Nov 2019	#40
+100000	Celerity	Nov 2019	#105
I think the pardon is drawn up, but being strategically withheld for now.	DFW	Nov 2019	#126
That's too bad.	edbermac	Nov 2019	#27
What a day!	herding cats	Nov 2019	#29
Lock Him Up!	Johnny2X2X	Nov 2019	#34
Someone please post that pic of Hilary & O laughing	onetexan	Nov 2019	#125
here ya go:	mucifer	Nov 2019	#137
Close enough! Thanks	onetexan	Nov 2019	#144
K&R	ffr	Nov 2019	#35
Now we start the pardon watch	Arazi	Nov 2019	#41
Trump is more likely to simply forget Stone ever existed than to pardon	Hermit-The-Prog	Nov 2019	#64
To pardon is to admit Gates' testimony that it was collusion. 45 would admit to collusion thereby.	ancianita	Nov 2019	#67
Stone knows too much dirt, Trump might pardon him rather than risking pissing him off	AdamGG	Nov 2019	#121
I Don't Understand Why He Lied To Congress And Witness Tampered To Protect An Obviously Innocent Man	ChoppinBroccoli	Nov 2019	#42
This message was self-deleted by its author	Initech	Nov 2019	#45
Cue the RW noise machine - "Stone is a political prisoner!!1!1!"	bullwinkle428	Nov 2019	#46
How many years is he facing?	getagrip_already	Nov 2019	#47
The lawyers on MSNBC	marlakay	Nov 2019	#52
Maximum based on statutes is 50 years.	OliverQ	Nov 2019	#53
Facing 30+ Years.	OldManTarHeel	Nov 2019	#56
The NYT indicated this -	BumRushDaShow	Nov 2019	#58
I'd be surprised if he gets 1 year. This is great news, but after watching these rich white aholes	C Moon	Nov 2019	#95
Judge is Amy Jackson, IIRC.....	lastlib	Nov 2019	#101
...	C Moon	Nov 2019	#111
Thanks for the reminder	blueseas	Nov 2019	#116
Stone you dropped like a rock	lunasun	Nov 2019	#48
I wonder if Epstein's old cell is clean and empty.	ResistantAmerican17	Nov 2019	#50
Empty except for the rope.......	lastlib	Nov 2019	#103
And all the cameras are still broken	TheRealNorth	Nov 2019	#117
This message was self-deleted by its author	Chin music	Nov 2019	#128
Too obvious after Epstein.	wnylib	Nov 2019	#140
This message was self-deleted by its author	Chin music	Nov 2019	#141
Sucks that Stone was allowed to go home while waiting for sentencing.	OliverQ	Nov 2019	#51
Baffles me.	triron	Nov 2019	#61
I agree. You or I wouldn't get a break like that with 7 convictions.	Peregrine Took	Nov 2019	#63
Agreed. BTW, what is the max sentence? (nt)	matt819	Nov 2019	#69
Max is 50 years, but he's not going to get anywhere near that.	OliverQ	Nov 2019	#72
Michael Cohen got the same thing	FakeNoose	Nov 2019	#106
But imagine all the possibilities for accidents	wnylib	Nov 2019	#142
Thank you Mr Mueller.	AkFemDem	Nov 2019	#54
Is Stone holding a bible in this pic?	MontanaMama	Nov 2019	#57
Well if Jesus had been in the jury	47of74	Nov 2019	#87
Lol	TheRealNorth	Nov 2019	#119
This message was self-deleted by its author	Chin music	Nov 2019	#129
Good news today	Marthe48	Nov 2019	#59
My Mom always said you're judged by the company you keep	OnlinePoker	Nov 2019	#60
!!!!!	Docreed2003	Nov 2019	#62
"Mr Stone, have you anything to say on your behalf before sentencing?"	SleeplessinSoCal	Nov 2019	#65
SWEEEEET!!!	InAbLuEsTaTe	Nov 2019	#66
He will be pardoned	berni_mccoy	Nov 2019	#68
Turning out to be an epic day already!	KPN	Nov 2019	#70
Decades of waiting for this! How will Nikki STONE console herself?!1	UTUSN	Nov 2019	#73
WE GOT HIM!!!!	Initech	Nov 2019	#74
LOL	BumRushDaShow	Nov 2019	#76
timely video	ramen	Nov 2019	#75
If you're under investigation for Russian collusion, you probably shouldn't be drinking Stoli!	Initech	Nov 2019	#77
That suit should be a sentencing multiplier..	Chin music	Nov 2019	#130
is pardon coming?	AlexSFCA	Nov 2019	#79
I call BS on Stone being free until sentencing in Feb 2020. That's "white collar crime privilege"	iluvtennis	Nov 2019	#80
Same Here	Me.	Nov 2019	#83
WOMP WOMP WOMP	DinahMoeHum	Nov 2019	#81
LOCK HIM UP!	LonePirate	Nov 2019	#82
Lock him the FUCK up.	47of74	Nov 2019	#84
um...ok...but let's wait till february. (grrrrr)	orleans	Nov 2019	#132
One of the most corrupt men involved in American politics finally goes down.	KY_EnviroGuy	Nov 2019	#85
Great news!	Jim__	Nov 2019	#88
This administration ought to go down as	Vogon_Glory	Nov 2019	#91
is he carrying a bible?	samnsara	Nov 2019	#92
Praise Jesus Hallelujah yes it is He is saved	lunasun	Nov 2019	#122
Rogers defense goes over like a Stone.	gibraltar72	Nov 2019	#93
Giuliani talking about having insurance ...	Jarqui	Nov 2019	#94
Yes! I hope the more pessimistic DU contributors will take note.	Nitram	Nov 2019	#96
BOOM!!! Another trump cronie taken down...one by one, all will go down, all will suffer, all...	SWBTATTReg	Nov 2019	#97
He has admitted to what he did and shown no remorse.	MarcA	Nov 2019	#98
It's Roger's time in the barrel.	Efilroft Sul	Nov 2019	#99
Whooooh! It's Roger's time in the barrel!	lagomorph777	Nov 2019	#102
That's what I call a day-brightener. He's taking Dick Nixon with him too.	Hekate	Nov 2019	#107
May he serve as many days as Mumia Abu-Jamal. n/t	TygrBright	Nov 2019	#108
I heeard several atty. tn conaultants say the sntence for 7 cts would be 50+ years, but in this	napi21	Nov 2019	#112
The sentences could be concurrent	BumRushDaShow	Nov 2019	#113
If Manafort sentencing shows us anything, let's not celebrate yet. If he has no record he won't be	Pepsidog	Nov 2019	#114
The chickens come home to roost.	bluescribbler	Nov 2019	#118
Just desserts. Nt	BootinUp	Nov 2019	#120
Reunited and it feels so good!	Marcuse	Nov 2019	#124
why is he going to be sentenced in february?	orleans	Nov 2019	#131
Why	quakerboy	Nov 2019	#133
Huh. Looks like Roger Stone did something wrong after all. I guess he'll be refunding the 3 people	NCLefty	Nov 2019	#134
So then this is the Collusion!	MartyTheGreek	Nov 2019	#136
Exactly.	BumRushDaShow	Nov 2019	#138
Well, not really.	Imperialism Inc.	Nov 2019	#143
This message was self-deleted by its author	Chin music	Nov 2019	#145

Response to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Nov 15, 2019, 12:49 PM

***BREAKING ROGER STONE CONVICTED - ALL 7 COUNTS ****

1. Just heard on MSNBC. Waiting for more info.

3. Same here.

89. I'll bet he's got the shits today too. All the prison time he's looking at...

123. Wait until his cellmate gets a look at that Richard Nixon tattoo on his back!

110. Did anyone see the sentencing date?

139. Yes. Currently set for February.

2. good news!

16. Yeah, there was that little snag yesterday...

44. I was worried, though.

4. All 4 Counts!

10. With 3 more counts to come in

23. Yes!

28. Now Stone can decide if he wants to spend the rest of his life in prison

32. !!!

90. I think Roger Seven-Counts is counting on a pardon from Donnie Two-Scoops

104. I heard that he

13. GUILTY ON SEVEN COUNTS!!!

17. Excellent!

36. Yeah...

100. Stone to the bejeezus!

135. ALL SEVEN counts.

5. Holy shit... read on twitter ALL SEVEN COUNTS!!!

6. Excellent. That bastard going down is long overdue.

115. +1001

7. Guilty on all 7 counts

8. Very good news!

9. Twitler just might pardon him.

37. Assume he has to pardon him, that Stone has dirt that putin cant allow out.

78. If Putin is worried about Stone exposing their dirty games

109. Of course he will. What's he got to lose now?

11. Wait for it...

21. I think he used to make great covfefe for our meetings...

31. "I never heard of The Rolling Stones!"

38. "...but many, many people are saying ...

49. psst, here's your pardon n/t

12. yes, justice is being done

14. they could all open their own wing in federal prison!

15. I have never been so happy to see someone go down.

18. Has Trump disowned him yet?

19. Fat Nixon: "I hardly knew him. He was just a coffee boy."

20. I guess it's "[HIS] time in the barrel"

22. "I don't know him" in 3...2...1...

24. Recommended.

30. +1000

25. 3---2----1------Chuck Todd: "This is very bad for Democrats!" nt

55. .

86. Or as I call him Fuck Todd.

26. I assume that Barr has the pardon ready for Trump's signature. nt

33. Doubt it. Trump is glad when other people take the heat for him.

39. That's a good point. He didn't pardon Manafort, and a lot of people thought he would.

43. And he hasn't pardoned Flynn or Gates either

71. I think the reason he hasn't pardoned anyone involved

40. If Barr isnt indicted when patriots take over I will lose my mind.

105. +100000

126. I think the pardon is drawn up, but being strategically withheld for now.

27. That's too bad.

29. What a day!

34. Lock Him Up!

125. Someone please post that pic of Hilary & O laughing

137. here ya go:

144. Close enough! Thanks

35. K&R

41. Now we start the pardon watch

64. Trump is more likely to simply forget Stone ever existed than to pardon

67. To pardon is to admit Gates' testimony that it was collusion. 45 would admit to collusion thereby.

121. Stone knows too much dirt, Trump might pardon him rather than risking pissing him off

42. I Don't Understand Why He Lied To Congress And Witness Tampered To Protect An Obviously Innocent Man

46. Cue the RW noise machine - "Stone is a political prisoner!!1!1!"

47. How many years is he facing?

52. The lawyers on MSNBC

53. Maximum based on statutes is 50 years.

56. Facing 30+ Years.

58. The NYT indicated this -

95. I'd be surprised if he gets 1 year. This is great news, but after watching these rich white aholes

101. Judge is Amy Jackson, IIRC.....

111. ...

116. Thanks for the reminder

48. Stone you dropped like a rock

50. I wonder if Epstein's old cell is clean and empty.

*BREAKING ROGER STONE CONVICTED - ALL 7 COUNTS **

73. Decades of waiting for this! How will Nikki STONE console herself?!1