A few thoughts from inside the Roger Stone courtroom today:
The prosecution’s opening statement was thorough, methodical and workmanlike. The evidence sounds compelling, consisting “mostly” (per the prosecutor) of written documents, texts, emails and records.
The prosecution’s opening statement was thorough, methodical and workmanlike. The evidence sounds compelling, consisting “mostly” (per the prosecutor) of written documents, texts, emails and records.
Stone’s own words in these documents (together with his boastful TV appearances) will be used to prove he lied to Congress and threatened/tampered with a witness - Randy Credico. The lies fall into 5 categories: 1. Stone claimed he had no emails/texts/docs pertaining to Asssnge;
When in fact he had 100s; 2. He lied about Credico being his only intermediary to Assange when it was predominantly Jerome Corsi; 3. He lied when he testified that he never asked an intermediary to do anything re: Assange
when he, in fact, asked Corsi to go to a London & get emails from Assange; 4. He lied when he said he has no written communications w/any intermediary (again, 100s); & 5. He lied when he said he never discussed anything he learned from his intermediary with the Trump campaign
He did-with Bsnnon snd Manafort. Fun fact: prosecutor mentioned Donald Trump w/in the first 2 minutes of his opening statement but didn’t mention Bob Mueller until near the end of his hour-long opening (he quoted Stone as instructing Credico to “tell Mueller to go fuck himself.”
The prosecutor told the jury Gates, Bannon, Credico and others will testify.
In my opinion and experience, this case is extremely strong given Stone’s own paper trail. A bit like shooting fish in a barrel. Roger will sink like a . . .
In my opinion and experience, this case is extremely strong given Stone’s own paper trail. A bit like shooting fish in a barrel. Roger will sink like a . . .
