Errol Louis is the host of"Inside City Hall," a nightly political show on NY1, a New York all-news channel. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion articles on CNN.
The guilty verdict against Roger Stone, a longtime adviser to President Donald Trump, is a devastating turn of events — perhaps the final chapter — in the storied life of a political trickster. It's also a cautionary tale about the dark corners of democracy, where the limits of law and morality are frequently tested, traded, and violated.
Stone knows the rules of this world better than anybody."You can call me a dirty trickster, you can call me a prankster, you can call me anything you'd like," he told Rolling Stone in 2018."I've never done anything that hasn't been done by my contemporaries in the political strategist business. I do fight hard for my clients, but I've never crossed the line into illegal activity.
Who is Roger Stone? 00:50Stone had publicly claimed to have a back channel to Julian Assange and the shadowy Wikileaks operation, and to know in advance about stolen emails that were released at key moments in the 2016 campaign, timed to help Trump by inflicting maximum harm on Hillary Clinton and the Democratic National Committee. Stone's connection was a slightly shady but perfectly legal arrangement.
Why Mueller cares about Roger Stone 01:38I frequently interviewed Stone about political strategy, Florida politics, the reasons for Trump's rise and men's fashion . He was an undeniably colorful character in the political circus and might yet emerge from what is the biggest setback in his life. Trump-haters might imagine that Stone, facing up to 20 years in prison, might be in a prime position to share damning information about the President. That's wishful thinking.
Opinion Disgusting excuse of a man
Opinion Be careful people. He was found guilty of lying to Congress because he didn’t remember the content of an email from who knows how far back.
Opinion Mafia Don will pardon him. He's got the judges in his pocket and the pardon power.
Opinion 'A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.' Proverbs 22.1
Opinion Make sure he gets a cell with a bunk bed, to make room for the biggest criminal of them all, realDonaldTrump
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Opinion A corrupt judge!
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Opinion What really sank Roger Stone? The dog. The dog Stone threatened to snatch from Randy Credico. No jury in the western world is gonna dither for 5 mins before locking up a beastnapper.
Opinion As opposed to Biden admitting to not to give the 1.5 BILLION to Ukraine until they fired the prosecutor that was investigating his son. Where is your objective reporting? Its not there.
SpiroAgnewGhost Opinion What REALLY sank this piece of garbage? Coming into contact with the cancer realDonaldTrump. He destroys everyone that has the misfortune of crossing his path...
SpiroAgnewGhost Opinion Also, he was guilty.
Opinion Shadiness? That was his reputation? Was demented sicko pervert copyrighted already?
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Opinion 6 Trump associates have been convicted of crimes due to the Mueller report. Crimes, in which, Mueller went after in search of something to get them on, so they'd squeal on Trump. But, there was nothing to squeal about. They still went to prison. Something just not fair about that
Opinion So now it's Roger's turn... All the President's men..jailed for lying and corruption. Waiting for the ringleader's turn
Opinion What's frustrating, is that he was allowed to leave court on his own. I get that he was not in custody at the time of the verdict, but he should have been taken into custody at that time. He will try to flee the country or have an tRump accident like Epstein did.
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Opinion Roger sank Roger. Couldn't look more guilty and proud of it!
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Opinion How much are those Covington kids suing you for again?
Opinion Lock him up! Lock him up!
Opinion His mouth.
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Opinion PrimaryFraudMadeAmericaGreat Wikileaks Proves Primary Was Rigged: DNC Undermined Democracy 20,000 freshly leaked emails reveal resentful disdain toward Sanders, as party favored Clinton long before any votes were cast
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