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If you’re just waking up, Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s office has announced that Roger Stone, a longtime associate of @realDonaldTrump, was arrested this morning for seven counts:
- Obstruction of an official proceeding
- Five counts of false statements
- Witness tampering
- Obstruction of an official proceeding
- Five counts of false statements
- Witness tampering
Here is the 24-page indictment outlining the charges against Roger Stone:
justice.gov/file/1124706/d…
justice.gov/file/1124706/d…
From pg 2: In “summer of 2016, STONE spoke to senior Trump Campaign officials about [WikiLeaks] & information it might have had that would be damaging to the Clinton Campaign. STONE was contacted by senior Trump Campaign officials to inquire about future releases by [WikiLeaks].”
From pg 4:
“After the July 22, 2016 release of stolen DNC emails by Organization 1 [WikiLeaks], a senior Trump Campaign official was directed to contact STONE about any additional releases and what other damaging information Organization 1 had regarding the Clinton Campaign.”
“After the July 22, 2016 release of stolen DNC emails by Organization 1 [WikiLeaks], a senior Trump Campaign official was directed to contact STONE about any additional releases and what other damaging information Organization 1 had regarding the Clinton Campaign.”
From pgs 8-9:
“On or about October 3, 2016, STONE received an email from a reporter who had connections to a high-ranking Trump Campaign official that asked, ‘[the head
of Organization 1 {WikiLeaks}] – what’s he got? Hope it’s good.’ STONE responded in part, ‘It is...’”
“On or about October 3, 2016, STONE received an email from a reporter who had connections to a high-ranking Trump Campaign official that asked, ‘[the head
of Organization 1 {WikiLeaks}] – what’s he got? Hope it’s good.’ STONE responded in part, ‘It is...’”
From pg 11:
“In the course of his HPSCI [U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence] testimony, STONE made deliberately false and misleading statements to the committee...”
“In the course of his HPSCI [U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence] testimony, STONE made deliberately false and misleading statements to the committee...”
From pg 12:
“The emails on or about October 4, 2016 between STONE and the high-ranking member of the Trump Campaign, including STONE’s statement that Organization 1 [WikiLeaks] would release ‘a load every week going forward.’”
“The emails on or about October 4, 2016 between STONE and the high-ranking member of the Trump Campaign, including STONE’s statement that Organization 1 [WikiLeaks] would release ‘a load every week going forward.’”
From pg 17:
“In truth and in fact, and as described above, STONE spoke to multiple individuals involved in the Trump Campaign about what he claimed to have learned from his intermediary to Organization 1 [WikiLeaks]...”
“In truth and in fact, and as described above, STONE spoke to multiple individuals involved in the Trump Campaign about what he claimed to have learned from his intermediary to Organization 1 [WikiLeaks]...”
From the Special Counsel’s office:
“Stone will make an initial appearance at 11 a.m. before U.S. Magistrate Judge Lurana S. Snow at the federal courthouse in Fort Lauderdale in courtroom 203D.”
“Stone will make an initial appearance at 11 a.m. before U.S. Magistrate Judge Lurana S. Snow at the federal courthouse in Fort Lauderdale in courtroom 203D.”
Props to @CNN’s @davidgshortell & team for being the only news crew staked outside of Roger Stone’s Florida home this morning.
Along with the up-close visuals, David provides a fascinating run through of how it all unfolded 👇🏻
Along with the up-close visuals, David provides a fascinating run through of how it all unfolded 👇🏻
