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BREAKING: Roger Stone, long-time ally of U.S. President Trump who advised his 2016 presidential campaign, was arrested on Friday and charged with seven counts, according to a grand jury indictment made public by U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller's office reuters.com/article/us-usa…
With Stone’s indictment, Mueller has struck deep inside Trump’s inner circle, charging a long-standing friend of the president and one of the first people to promote Trump for the White House. washingtonpost.com/politics/longt…
Mr. Stone was charged with seven counts, including obstruction of an official proceeding, making false statements and witness tampering, according to the special counsel’s office. nyti.ms/2RZGmaD?smid=n…
Special counsel Robert Mueller's office said Stone was arrested Friday morning and will make an appearance at 11 a.m. at the federal courthouse in Fort Lauderdale. A Washington D.C. grand jury approved the indictment Thursday. politico.eu/article/donald…
FULL TEXT: Roger Stone indictment int.nyt.com/data/documenth… 
Indictment's wording does not say who on the campaign knew about Stone's quest, but makes clear it was multiple people. First time prosecutors have alleged they know of add’l people close to the President who worked w/ Stone as he sought out Julian Assange cnn.com/2019/01/25/pol…
WATCH: CNN: The moment Roger Stone was taken into custody
BREAKING: According to a person w/ direct knowledge of the manner, 1 of the sr. officials who reached out to Stone was Steve Bannon, who served as CEO of the Trump campaign during the election's final stages. cnbc.com/2019/01/25/us-… via @Michael_Calia @schwartzbCNBC @jacobpramuk
White House @PressSec Sarah Sanders when talking to @JohnBerman on Roger Stone indictment repeatedly says: “this has nothing to do with the President and certainly nothing to do with the White House”
White House @PressSec Sarah Sanders, when asked if the President directed someone to have Roger Stone reach out to Wikileaks, answers: “I’m not an attorney”
“This person, who declined to be named, added that Bannon has spoken with Mueller's team, along with the Senate Intelligence Committee, about the exchange.” cnbc.com/2019/01/25/ste… via @schwartzbCNBC
Fox & Friends take on Roger Stone indictment? Where is the Russian collusion? mediaite.com/tv/fox-friends…
Retired NFL star Chad Johnson — who spent 12 seasons in the league, mostly with the Cincinnati Bengals — is a neighbor of Roger Stone’s in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
His reaction to the pre-dawn raid: “I’ve only seen shit like that in movies.” mediaite.com/online/retired…
His reaction to the pre-dawn raid: “I’ve only seen shit like that in movies.” mediaite.com/online/retired…
“This is the first indictment where it becomes clear that the special counsel believes that the Trump campaign knew about the hacks before this material was made public,” Abrams said as he discussed this with George Stephanopoulos. mediaite.com/tv/dan-abrams-…
Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani on Roger Stone indictment to WaPo’s @costareports: “Another false statement case? God almighty.”
CNN obtains statement from Roger Stone regarding his indictment this morning: “Roger Stone is vindicated by the fact there was no Russian collusion”
Within hours of Stone’s arrest, his staff posted on Instagram that “Mueller’s early morning raid was straight out of the gestapo’s playbook” along with a photo that plays off the 1988 fantasy comedy “Who Framed Roger Rabbit”. mediaite.com/online/freshly…
Roger Stone, while talking to Alex Jones on Infowars says: ”There is no circumstance under which I would plead guilty to these charges” and adds he would not “bear false witness against the president.”
Protesters are shouting over Roger Stone as he addresses the media. “Lock him up” has been chanted repeatedly
