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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Tue Jan 29, 2019, 12:19 PM Jan 2019

Trump adviser Roger Stone pleads not guilty to obstruction, witness tampering in Russia probe

Source: USA Today

Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY Published 9:46 a.m. ET Jan. 29, 2019 | Updated 11:09 a.m. ET Jan. 29, 2019

WASHINGTON – Roger Stone, a flamboyant political operative and longtime confidant of President Donald Trump, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to seven criminal counts, including witness tampering and obstruction in a case that brings special counsel Robert Mueller deeper into the president's inner circle.

The 66-year-old self-described "dirty-trickster" also is accused of lying to congressional investigators about his alleged work to inform the Trump campaign about the timing of document releases by the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks that would be damaging to Trump's then-Democrat opponent Hillary Clinton.

Stone's lawyers entered his not-guilty plea Tuesday morning.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Deborah A. Robinson ordered Stone to return to court for another hearing on Friday afternoon. She ordered that Stone refrain from contact with witnesses in the case and check in with court authorities once each week.

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/01/29/roger-stone-adviser-plea-arraignment/2699721002/

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Trump adviser Roger Stone pleads not guilty to obstruction, witness tampering in Russia probe (Original Post) DonViejo Jan 2019 OP

Anybody watching the coverage on MSNBC? ewagner Jan 2019 #1

Alright. So Stone thinks he can play dirty, eh? Lets all get together and demostrate against ... SWBTATTReg Jan 2019 #2

Yea probably the same ones standing behind RUMP at his rallys bluestarone Jan 2019 #3

You nailed it!! I bet pics will show up soon, showing this, thugs all. Who else in this world ... SWBTATTReg Jan 2019 #4

Stone is only 66? Was he 18 when he worked for Nixon? Canoe52 Jan 2019 #5

"She ordered that Stone refrain from contact with witnesses in the case...." Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2019 #6

You can count on Stone Wellstone ruled Jan 2019 #7

Just wondering is Rump one of the witness's? bluestarone Jan 2019 #8

ewagner

(18,964 posts)

1. Anybody watching the coverage on MSNBC?

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Jan 29, 2019, 12:28 PM

Jan 2019

There are "demonstrators" carrying signs saying: FREE ROGER STONE, FIRE MUELLER and FREE ROGER STONE ARREST HILLARY...

This is typical Roger Stone optics...he's planned for it and anticipated this day for months and he's not about to give up his dirty tricks, campaign kabuki dances, etc...

The sooner this guy is banned from our political discourse the better.

SWBTATTReg

(22,171 posts)

2. Alright. So Stone thinks he can play dirty, eh? Lets all get together and demostrate against ...

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Jan 29, 2019, 12:35 PM

Jan 2019

them / his so called supporters this coming Friday then. I can't be there, but I guarantee you that an awful lot of people are not fooled by repug tricks anymore. This is more than likely a bunch of thugs, simple as this, hired by Stone or who have worked w/ Stone. Has anyone provided any photos of these so called protesters? I bet you that a lot of them are repug operators who came out of state...

bluestarone

(17,058 posts)

3. Yea probably the same ones standing behind RUMP at his rallys

Reply to SWBTATTReg (Reply #2)

Tue Jan 29, 2019, 12:51 PM

Jan 2019

BOUGHT and PAID FOR type!!!!!!!!!!!

SWBTATTReg

(22,171 posts)

4. You nailed it!! I bet pics will show up soon, showing this, thugs all. Who else in this world ...

Reply to bluestarone (Reply #3)

Tue Jan 29, 2019, 01:10 PM

Jan 2019

supports such thugs? Used to playing dirty tricks and such on the American voter? Stone is going to find out soon that such tricks don't work in the legal system (and it shouldn't).