• UK
  • World
    • USA
  • Entertainment
    • Celeb
    • Showbiz
    • Magazine
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Gaming
  • Tech
  • Science
    • Education
  • Insurance
  • Business
  • Auto
  • ToS/Contact
    • ToS
    • Privacy Policy
    • Contact
NewsExplored
  • UK
  • World
    • USA
  • Entertainment
    • Celeb
    • Showbiz
    • Magazine
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Gaming
  • Tech
  • Science
    • Education
  • Insurance
  • Business
  • Auto
  • ToS/Contact
    • ToS
    • Privacy Policy
    • Contact
  • Facebook

  • Twitter

  • LinkedIn

  • Tumblr

  • RSS

USA

Trump ally Roger Stone sentenced to prison

Trump ally Roger Stone sentenced to prison
Newsexplored
20th February 2020
ShareTweet
SubscribeRedditGoogleWhatsappStumbleuponPinterestDiggLinkedinTumblrTelegram
Views:
7
Roger StoneImage copyright Getty Images
Image caption Roger Stone has maintained all along that the case against him is politically motivated

Roger Stone, long-time adviser and ally to President Donald Trump, has been sentenced to 40 months in jail.

Stone, 67, was found guilty in November on seven counts of lying to Congress, obstruction and witness tampering.

He is the sixth Trump aide convicted in a criminal case resulting from Robert Mueller’s investigation into alleged collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign during the 2016 election.

Mr Trump has hinted he may pardon his ally.

Stone has maintained the case against him was politically motivated.

Explaining the sentence, Judge Amy Berman Jackson said Stone had engaged in “intolerable” “threatening and intimidating conduct” toward her.

Last week, prosecutors on the case quit after the Justice Department said it planned to reduce the amount of prison time sought for the president’s long-time ally.

The prosecutors had recommended a sentence of seven to nine years.

In a tweet, Mr Trump had called the recommendation “very horrible and unfair”.

The court heard that Stone had told five lies under oath, including about his conversations with Trump campaign officials and a supposed “intermediary” with WikiLeaks in early August 2016.

Image copyright Getty Images

He also lied about the existence of certain texts or emails.

data-ad-format="auto">

Speaking in a Washington courtroom on Thursday, Judge Jackson said Stone “knew exactly what he was doing” when he posted an image to social media last year of a gun sight over the judge, calling the proceedings a “show trial”.

“This is intolerable to the rule of justice,” Judge Jackson said. “The court cannot just sit idly by and say ‘that’s just Roger being Roger.'”

Stone told the court that he thought the crosshairs in the picture he posted of Judge Jackson on Monday actually depicted a Celtic cross.

“I am kicking myself over my own stupidity but not more than my wife is kicking me,” he said.


Image copyright Instagram
Image caption Stone said he thought the crosshairs actually depicted a Celtic cross

Stone, wearing sunglasses and a dark fedora, declined to speak at Thursday’s hearing.

His lawyer, Seth Ginsberg, said Stone’s public persona – that of a self-described “dirty trickster” – masked the true “human being”, a spiritual man, devoted to his family.

Mr Ginsberg had argued that Stone did not deserve the tougher sentencing guidelines demanded by federal guidelines.

Media playback is unsupported on your device

Media captionWATCH: US politics is not beanbag says Roger Stone

Stone will serve two years’ probation after his custodial sentence. He has also been fined $20,000 (£15,500) and must serve 250 hours of community service.

As Judge Jackson handed down the sentence, she seemed to allude to Mr Trump, saying Stone “was not prosecuted for standing up for the president, he was prosecuted for covering up for the president”.

She continued: “The dismay and disgust at the defendant’s belligerence should transcend party.”

“At his core, Mr. Stone is an insecure person who craves and recklessly pursues attention.”

Entering the courthouse flanked by his wife, family and friends, Stone walked past several protesters, including one giant inflatable rat dressed as Mr Trump, another demonstrator shouting “traitor”.

Awaiting Stone’s sentencing, Mr Trump sent a tweet that seemed to question his ally’s conviction and name-checking a host of perceived enemies.

Skip Twitter post by @realDonaldTrump

“They say Roger Stone lied to Congress.” @CNN OH, I see, but so did Comey (and he also leaked classified information, for which almost everyone, other than Crooked Hillary Clinton, goes to jail for a long time), and so did Andy McCabe, who also lied to the FBI! FAIRNESS?

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 20, 2020

End of Twitter post by @realDonaldTrump

The sentence delivered by Judge Jackson falls short of the seven- to nine-year recommendation from prosecutors.

This initial sentencing suggestion was quickly overruled by the US Department of Justice after Mr Trump’s public complaints. This reversal led all four prosecutors to quit the case, one leaving the justice department entirely.

At trial on Thursday, Judge Jackson called the Justice Department intervention “unprecedented”. But she said the politics surrounding the case did not inform her ultimate decision.

“The truth still exists. The truth still matters,” she said.

Image copyright Getty Images
Image caption Stone helped Donald Trump in his failed bid for the presidency in 2000

Stone, a political veteran, has worked with Republicans since the 1970s and has a tattoo of Richard Nixon on his back.

In the 1990s, Stone worked as a lobbyist for Mr Trump’s casino business, and later helped Mr Trump’s unsuccessful White House run in 2000.

According to the Netflix documentary Get Me Roger Stone, the strategist reportedly encouraged Mr Trump to run for the presidency.

Stone declined questions as he left the courthouse on Thursday, making his way through a crowd of people to a waiting vehicle, with a small smile on his face.

“I have nothing to say,” he said.

Share this:

  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)
  • Share on Skype (Opens in new window)

Related

Related Itemsprisonrogersentencedstonetrump
USA
20th February 2020
Newsexplored @newsexploredweb

Related Itemsprisonrogersentencedstonetrump

More in USA

  • Read More
    Golden Globe Awards 2021: Stars prepare for virtual ceremony

    Views:7 By Steven McIntoshEntertainment reporter image copyrightGetty Images image captionAdverts for the Golden Globes appeared in Los...

    Newsexplored 20th February 2020
  • Read More
    John F Kennedy: When the US president met Africa’s independence heroes

    Views:7 image copyrightJFK Presidental Library image captionPresident John F Kennedy met Ghana’s first President and leading pan-Africanist...

    Newsexplored 20th February 2020
  • Read More
    Biden’s Covid stimulus plan: It costs $2tn but what’s in it?

    Views:7 image copyrightEPA image captionThe US has regained roughly half of the jobs lost in the crisis...

    Newsexplored 20th February 2020
  • Read More
    Tiger Woods suffers ‘multiple leg injuries’ in Los Angeles car crash

    Views:7 Golfer Tiger Woods has been injured in a car crash Tiger Woods is in surgery after...

    Newsexplored 20th February 2020
  • Read More
    Nasa’s Perseverance rover in ‘great shape’ after Mars landing

    Views:7 By Jonathan AmosBBC Science Correspondent Published 16 minutes ago Related Topics media caption“Touchdown confirmed”: Watch the...

    Newsexplored 20th February 2020
  • Read More
    Serena Williams leaves news conference in tears

    Views:7 Serena Williams left her Australian Open news conference in tears after her semi-final defeat by Naomi...

    Newsexplored 20th February 2020
  • Read More
    Australian Open: Naomi Osaka to face Jennifer Brady in final after beating Serena Williams

    Views:7 Naomi Osaka has won both of her Grand Slam matches against Serena Williams Naomi Osaka claimed...

    Newsexplored 20th February 2020
  • President Biden: Fact-checking his first month in office

    Views:7 By Reality Check teamBBC News image copyrightAFP During his first four weeks in the White House, President Joe Biden has been talking about the challenges facing the US – from coronavirus to the economy – and has contrasted his policies with those of his predecessor, Donald Trump. We’ve fact-checked some of...

    Newsexplored 20th February 2020
  • Read More
    In pictures: Snow blankets Texas

    Views:7 A state of emergency has been declared in Texas amid widespread power cuts as a winter...

    Newsexplored 20th February 2020
  • Read More
    Vincent Jackson: Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers and San Diego Chargers player found dead

    Views:7 Vincent Jackson played for the Tampa Bay Bucaneers and San Diego Chargers Former San Diego Chargers...

    Newsexplored 20th February 2020
  • Read More
    Shocking moments from impeachment video

    Views:7 image copyrightGetty Images Democrats have made their case against Donald Trump at his impeachment trial by...

    Newsexplored 20th February 2020
  • Read More
    NBA: Dallas Mavericks ‘do not plan’ to play national anthem again before games

    Views:7 Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is believed to have sanctioned the removal of the US national anthem...

    Newsexplored 20th February 2020
Scroll for more
Tap
data-ad-format="auto">
NewsExplored

NewsExplored - Making sure all the latest news is explored?

Contact us for help

  • Popular

  • Latest

  • Comments

  • Transfer rumours: Kounde, Haaland, Bremer, Neuhaus, Balogun, Ziyech, Raphinha
    Sports13th February 2021
  • Station reopening at Bow Street brings first trains for 56 years
    UK14th February 2021
  • Manchester United 3-3 Everton: Dominic Calvert-Lewin scores late goal to deny hosts
    Sports6th February 2021
  • Super Bowl half-time show: How did The Weeknd do?
    Entertainment8th February 2021
  • Golden Globe Awards 2021: Stars prepare for virtual ceremony
    USA28th February 2021
  • John F Kennedy: When the US president met Africa’s independence heroes
    USA27th February 2021
  • Biden’s Covid stimulus plan: It costs $2tn but what’s in it?
    USA24th February 2021
  • Tiger Woods suffers ‘multiple leg injuries’ in Los Angeles car crash
    USA23rd February 2021
  • Les Rehrer says:

    Hello Its me :P and thanks for this post

  • optumrx login says:

    Thank For News.

  • Kent Laatsch says:

    Please let me know if you're looking for a writer…

  • Bob says:

    RT News was where I learned that Erdogan controlled isis.…

Copyright © 2018 Top News Theme. Theme by MVP Themes, powered by Wordpress.

Human brain seized in mail truck on US-Canada border
The complicated truth behind Trump’s ‘American comeback’
We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.Ok