Court Sentences Trump’s Ally To 40 Months In Prison
Roger Stone leaves Federal Court after a sentencing hearing February 20, 2020, in Washington, DC. Brendan Smialowski / AFPDonald Trump’s longtime ally Roger Stone was sentenced Thursday to 40 months in prison for impeding a congressional investigation, in a case that ignited a firestorm over the US president’s political interference in the justice system.
“Roger Stone’s insistence that it doesn’t, his belligerence, his pride in his own lies are a threat to our most fundamental institutions, to the very foundation of our democracy.” Trump sparked outrage by decrying a “miscarriage of justice” after prosecutors he smeared as corrupt recommended Stone be jailed for up to nine years, in accordance with federal sentencing guidelines.The president has attacked the jury previously, as well as Jackson, who last year jailed former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort for unlawful lobbying and witness tampering.
But she added that she chose a lower sentence because she was moved by letters from Stone’s relatives and friends, casting the 67-year-old grandfather as a caring family man who had helped NFL players with brain injuries, rescued dogs and supported criminal justice reform. In addition, more than 2,000 former Justice Department officials have signed a statement calling for Barr to resign.
The self-avowed “dirty trickster” was convicted of lying in testimony to Congress about acting as an intermediary between the Trump campaign and WikiLeaks, which released documents hacked by Russia that embarrassed rival Hillary Clinton during the 2016 White House race.
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