Long-time Trump ally Roger Stone found guilty of witness tampering, lying to Congress

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Roger Stone, a longtime friend and ally of US President Donald Trump, has been found guilty at his trial in federal court in Washington.

Image: Jose Luis Magana/AP/Press Association Images Image: Jose Luis Magana/AP/Press Association Images ROGER STONE, A longtime friend and ally of US President Donald Trump, has been found guilty at his trial in federal court in Washington.

He was charged in a seven-count indictment that alleged he lied to lawmakers about WikiLeaks, tampered with witnesses and obstructed a House intelligence committee probe. His trial highlighted how Trump campaign associates were eager to gather information about emails hacked emails damaging to Hillary Clinton that were released by the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks.

Prosecutors say Stone lied to Congress about his conversations about WikiLeaks with New York radio host Randy Credico and conservative writer and conspiracy theorist Jerome Corsi.Stone had denied the allegations and decried the case as politically motivated.

 

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