Roger Stone Arrested

[Shabibilicious]

Trump associate Stone arrested, faces obstruction charge

 ERIC TUCKER and CHAD DAY 11 minutes ago

 

 

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Roger Stone, a confidant of President Donald Trump, was arrested in the special counsel's Russia investigation in a pre-dawn raid at his Florida home on Friday and was charged with lying to Congress and obstructing the probe.

The seven-count indictment against Stone, a self-proclaimed "dirty trickster," is the first criminal case in months from special counsel Robert Mueller. It provides the most detail to date about how Trump campaign associates were aware in the summer of 2016 that emails had been stolen from the Hillarious Clinton campaign and wanted them released. It alleges that unnamed senior Trump campaign officials contacted Stone to ask when the stolen emails might be disclosed.

The indictment does not charge Stone with conspiring with WikiLeaks, the anti-secrecy website that published the emails, or with the Russian officers Mueller says hacked them. Instead, it accuses him of witness tampering, obstruction and false statements about his interactions related to WikiLeaks' release. Some of those false statements were made to the House intelligence committee, according to the indictment.

CNN recorded video of the raid at Stone's Fort Lauderdale home, showing FBI agents in combat gear using large weapons and night-vision equipment, running up to the home and banging repeatedly on the door. "FBI open the door!" one shouts. "FBI, warrant!" Stone could then be seen in the doorway in his sleepwear before he was led away, CNN reported.

Stone is the sixth Trump aide charged in Mueller's investigation into potential coordination between Russia and the Trump campaign and the 34th person overall. The investigation has laid bare multiple contacts between Trump associates and Russia during the campaign and transition period and efforts by several to conceal those communications. The case against Stone comes weeks after Trump's former national security adviser was castigated by a judge in open court and just hours before his ex-campaign chairman was due in court on allegations that he had lied to Mueller's prosecutors.

The indictment lays out in detail Stone's conversations about stolen Democratic emails posted by WikiLeaks in the weeks before Trump, a Republican, beat Clinton. Mueller's office has said those emails, belonging to Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta, were hacked by Russian intelligence officers.

It says the Trump campaign directed a senior campaign official to contact Stone after the July 22, 2016, WikiLeaks release of hacked emails from the Democratic National Committee and other groups. That official, who is not named in court papers, asked Stone about additional releases and "what other damaging information" WikiLeaks had "regarding the Clinton campaign," the indictment says.

The indictment accuses Stone of carrying out a "prolonged effort" to keep New York radio host Randy Credico, referred to as Person 2, from contradicting his testimony before the House intelligence committee. During that effort, prosecutors note that Stone repeatedly told Credico to "do a 'Frank Pentangeli,'" a reference to a character in "The Godfather: Part II" who lies before a congressional committee.

One of the Trump campaign officials cited in the indictment is Steve Bannon, who later became Trump's chief strategist in the White House. Bannon, referred to as a "high-ranking Trump Campaign official," exchanged emails with Stone in October 2016 about WikiLeaks' plans for releasing hacked material. The incitement quotes from those emails, which had previously been made public by news outlets.

Stone is scheduled to appear in court in Florida later Friday. The indictment had been expected. Stone has said for months he was prepared to be charged, though he has denied any wrongdoing. A grand jury for months had heard from witnesses connected to Stone. And the intelligence committee last year voted to release a transcript of Stone's testimony to Mueller as a precursor to an indictment.

Attorney Grant Smith, who represents Stone, did not return a phone message seeking comment Friday.

Stone has publicly denigrated the Mueller investigation and echoed the president's descriptions of it as a witch hunt. But he has long attracted investigators' attention, especially in light of a 2016 tweet that appeared to presage knowledge that emails stolen from Podesta would soon be released. Stone has said he had no inside information about the contents of the emails in WikiLeaks' possession or the timing of when they'd be released.

Stone has said he learned from Credico that WikiLeaks had the emails and planned to disclose them. Stone has released emails that he says support that assertion.

Prosecutors had offered a plea agreement to Stone friend Jerome Corsi that would have required the conspiracy theorist and conservative author to admit that he intentionally lied to investigators about a discussion with Stone about WikiLeaks. But he rejected the offer.

In a tweet Friday, Podesta wrote that it was now "Roger's time in the barrel." That was a play on Stone's own words. Stone had tweeted cryptically before the Podesta emails were disclosed that it would soon be Podesta's "time in the barrel."

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Read the indictment: http://apne.ws/1P23qpR

 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-associate-stone-arrested-faces-obstruction-charge-113041826--politics.html

 

GO RV, then BV

[Texstorm]

Wow ! What is now a $100 million and no Russian collusion ! Wtf ! That swamp is deep.....Federal corruption....DOJ curruption....what away to start out a Monday. 

[Shabibilicious]

5 minutes ago, Texstorm said:

Wow ! What is now a $100 million and no Russian collusion ! Wtf ! That swamp is deep.....Federal corruption....DOJ curruption....what away to start out a Monday. 

 

Good Friday Morning, Tex.....Do not fret my friend, I'm sure Donald is just toying with us and Roger Stone's arrest is simply another part in his grand plan.  

 

GO RV, then BV

[MyLadiesDaddy]

You know Hitler used to do these pre-dawn raids against his enemies also.

[MyLadiesDaddy]

 

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[Texstorm]

Good morning Shabs ! Good morning LGD ! Good morning 🌞 DV ! Shabs the Mueller investigation has investigated everyone that even looked at the President. It's nothing but official oppression by a law enforcement agency for a a politically charged leftist attack on all democracy. If you can't realize how many agents have been fired over this and I  realize that it is only the tip of the iceberg. Most of Washington was already bought and paid for , and if you can't recognize that then you can just keep being a follower of a rouge regime. Build the damn wall !

[Shabibilicious]

23 minutes ago, ladyGrace'sDaddy said:

You know Hitler used to do these pre-dawn raids against his enemies also.

 

I have no earthly enemies that I'm aware of.......and if I do, it's a product of their own weakness.  Likening my posting to Hitler was a nice Christian touch though, thanks.

 

GO RV, then BV

[Shabibilicious]

3 minutes ago, Texstorm said:

Good morning Shabs ! Good morning LGD ! Good morning 🌞 DV ! Shabs the Mueller investigation has investigated everyone that even looked at the President. It's nothing but official oppression by a law enforcement agency for a a politically charged leftist attack on all democracy. If you can't realize how many agents have been fired over this and I  realize that it is only the tip of the iceberg. Most of Washington was already bought and paid for , and if you can't recognize that then you can just keep being a follower of a rouge regime. Build the damn wall !

 

Though I appreciate your opinion, Tex....I respectfully disagree.  

 

GO RV, then BV

[MyLadiesDaddy]

5 minutes ago, Shabibilicious said:

 

I have no earthly enemies that I'm aware of.......and if I do, it's a product of their own weakness.  Likening my posting to Hitler was a nice Christian touch though, thanks.

 

GO RV, then BV

Okay then, I wasn't aware that you were part of the pre-dawn raid on Rodger Stones house. Forgive me I would not ever accuse you of being Hitler.

And you two have Earthly enemies, they're just not physical but rather spiritual.

[MyLadiesDaddy]

 

[MyLadiesDaddy]

 

[Shabibilicious]

Nuff said.  

 

 

GO RV, then BV

[MyLadiesDaddy]

2 minutes ago, Shabibilicious said:

Nuff said.  

 

 

GO RV, then BV

Really  Nixon was a man who got railroaded for a break-in he never committed. If he had the balls that President Trump has he would have made them to remove him from office by force. Had he acted like that he would have never lost. Sorry that President Trump isn't  a spineless politician, he's a street fighter New Yorker.

[MyLadiesDaddy]

The truth is out there

 

 

 

[Shabibilicious]

12 minutes ago, ladyGrace'sDaddy said:

Really  Nixon was a man who got railroaded for a break-in he never committed. If he had the balls that President Trump has he would have made them to remove him from office by force. Had he acted like that he would have never lost. Sorry that President Trump isn't  a spineless politician, he's a street fighter New Yorker.

 

Think what you want.....when this is all over, Trump will be lucky to save his own brand.  The only thing he has going for himself is the IRS working on a skeleton crew.......And to say Trump in a street fighter is to say you've never really looked at his tiny manicured hands.  

 

GO RV, then BV

[fancy]

This has nothing to do with our President or the White House.  Seriously they had guns drawn?? Pft.........

 

[Pitcher]

Gestapo tactics for a Gestapo Special Investigation.  I'm sure you are delighted this morning Shabbs but it is a sad day for America imo.  Until the unlawful activities of  some of our leaders are fully exposed and brought to justice this arrest is another example of one political party weaponizing our laws and institutions to punish the other political party.  This Special Investigation to find Russian Collusion is a cover up and shows that we have a dual Judiciary System.  One party gets indicted, mostly for perjury traps, tax problems, lying,  while the other side gets exonerated for true Russian Collusion ( Uranium sale to Russia), obstruction (deleting emails and destroying hard drives) leaking, lying, setting up phony dossiers, etc.

 

Personally, I don't care who goes to jail.  If people broke our country's laws then they should be indicted and have their day in court.  The only thing that aggravates me is the application of our laws is very one sided. If we are a country of Laws and the Rule of Law then all laws MUST be applied equally without prejudice.  If our laws are continuously allowed to be weaponized to punish a political opponent then our country is no better than a tin horn banana Republic.  Without a fair and unbiased application of the Law our country is clearly headed for the end as we know it.  You might want to gnaw on that while you are spiking the football.   

[yota691]

 

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[Pitcher]

Listen to the reprobates in the first vid.  I can’t wait until the TRUTH GETS OUT!!!!!

[Pitcher]

Thank you for the vids Yota. 

[coorslite21]

In the trade these would be considered to be process crimes...........

 

These "crimes' to be tried are all about what Stone said to those he interviewed with after the election.......

 

It his his recollection and reality vs that of the prosecutors........

 

They sure made a show of the arrest for CNN to broadcast...........but remember........the Military and Huber are still building the case against the Corruption within the DOJ.....past and present.....

 

A couple of years in.....Mueller and his special project.........$$$millions$$$$ spent...........the whole investigation created on a fake dossier created by the DNC and Clinton's........supported by the DOJ.......and perhaps a corrupt/hoodwinked Fisa court........and nothing on Trump and Russian collusion on rigging the election........wasn't that what this was all intended to be about..............go figure....

 

Nothing to see here.............moving on........

 

CL

[fancy]

Thanks. Totally agree with you. These people are still upset crooked H didn't win. Our president is putting up with so much although he's done so much for us already.

[MyLadiesDaddy]