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Good morning from federal court in DC where day 2 of jury deliberations in the Roger Stone trial begin at 9:30 am. Here are the two notes the jury sent to Judge Jackson on Thursday.
It’s approaching 9:30 and jury deliberations appear like they will start without any reconvening in court. Judge Jackson has a different case set for a hearing right now, a pretrial bond case in another unrelated federal criminal matter.
Heads up court is reconvening in the Stone trial. We don't know if it's another jury ? or a verdict. Stand by.
My colleague @joshgerstein says it appears to be a note from the jury.
@joshgerstein Prosectors and Stone lawyers are being given a document to read.
@joshgerstein Now both sides are seated back at their respective tables. Courtroom is pretty silent right now while we wait for Judge Jackson.
@joshgerstein "All rise!" - Jackson enters courtroom.
@joshgerstein Jackson talking to lawyers at the bench. She is about to bring the jury in. She says there's a note but not what the note says.
@joshgerstein Jackson is speaking to DOJ's Jonathan Kravis and Stone attorneys Robert Bushcel and Bruce Rogow. The mic is muted so we don' t know what's being said.
@joshgerstein and they just broke... Jury coming in.....
@joshgerstein Jackson asks audience to be cool. Sounds like a verdict.
@joshgerstein She asked all to maintain decorum and not to visibly react. It indeed sounds like we've got a verdict.
@joshgerstein Jury entering courtroom.
@joshgerstein here's my verdict form. will try to report count by count.
@joshgerstein Jury foreman says they have a verdict.
@joshgerstein Stone rises.
@joshgerstein Count 1: Guilty
@joshgerstein Count 2: Guilty
@joshgerstein Count 3: Guilty
@joshgerstein Count 4: Guilty
@joshgerstein Count 5: Guilty
@joshgerstein Count 6: Guilty
@joshgerstein Count 7: Guilty
@joshgerstein They are now polling the jury. Stone watching with one hand in pocket. Glasses on.
@joshgerstein Jackson tells Stone and his lawyers to take a seat. She thanks the jury.
@joshgerstein Jackson says the jury is free to discuss the case and read about it, etc.
@joshgerstein Jury deliberated a bit more than 7 hours over two days.
@joshgerstein Jackson says she's going to deny Stone's motion to dismiss the indictment. He'd submitted that a few days ago. She'll do it in writing soon.
@joshgerstein Jackson says she's looking at sentencing for Stone in early February.
@joshgerstein Sentencing will be Thursday 10 am Feb 6.
@joshgerstein Government asks for Stone to be taken into custody now.
@joshgerstein Kravis says Stone was breaking gag order as recent as yesterday when he passed a note to someone in media, presumably Alex Jones who did talk about Stone's note.
@joshgerstein Jackson asks for Rogow to weigh in.
@joshgerstein Jackson says she will release Stone on his pending conditions.
@joshgerstein She's not dropping the gag order on Stone.
@joshgerstein Jackson says she's OK w/ Stone lawyers making a written request on the gag order. "I'm happy to read it. But I'm not going to change it at this time."
@joshgerstein Court is adjourned after Jackson thanks lawyers for their conduct during the trial. We are done in the proceedings.
@joshgerstein Stone not showing much emotion as he speaks with his lawyers. Rogow walks over and shakes Zelinsky's hand, pats him on the back.
@joshgerstein Rogow takes Stone by the arm and pats him on the back. His other lawyer Grant Smith also comes over and pats him on back.
@joshgerstein And with that, the live closed circuit feed has ended for us to see what's going on in the media room. Thanks all for following along. Be sure to read our coverage at @politico - here's our first story on the verdict. More to come: politico.com/news/2019/11/1…
@joshgerstein @politico Check back soon for another update. But here's the current version of our @politico story: politico.com/news/2019/11/1…
@joshgerstein @politico Today is one of those news days where the mainbar just keeps getting refreshed. Here's our latest in @politico on the Roger Stone verdict: politico.com/news/2019/11/1… w/ @joshgerstein
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