Roger Stone Sentenced to 40 Months in Prison
by Joshua Caplan Roger Stone, a longtime Republican operative and staunch ally of President Donald Trump, was sentenced Thursday to 40 months in prison in a case brought by Robert Mueller’s special counsel investigation. U.S. District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson said that while Stone’s actions merited jail time, the seven to nine years initially recommended by the Department of Justice was excessive. Jackson also denied accusations that the operative was in legal trouble due to his political beliefs or affiliations. “He was not prosecuted, as some have claimed, for standing up for the president. He was prosecuted for covering up for...
by Joshua Caplan Roger Stone, a longtime Republican operative and staunch ally of President Donald Trump, was sentenced Thursday to 40 months in prison in a case brought by Robert Mueller’s special counsel investigation. U.S. District Court Judge Amy Berman...
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