Longtime Trump adviser Roger Stone says he's falsely accused after indictment by special counsel...
Source: The Washington Post
Longtime Trump adviser Roger Stone says he’s falsely accused after indictment by special counsel in Russia investigation
By Devlin Barrett, Rosalind S. Helderman, John Wagner and Manuel Roig-Franzia January 25 at 12:39 PM
Roger J. Stone Jr., a longtime informal adviser to President Trump, was arrested Friday by the FBI in Florida on charges that he lied and tried to tamper with a witness to hide his efforts to learn about releases of Democrats’ hacked emails during the 2016 presidential campaign.
Stone was charged with seven counts, including one count of obstruction of an official proceeding, five counts of false statements and one count of witness tampering. After the early morning arrest at his home, he appeared briefly in federal court in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., wearing a blue polo shirt, jeans, and steel shackles on his wrists and ankles. The judge ordered him released on a $250,000 bond.
Speaking before a raucous crowd outside the courthouse, Stone vowed to fight the case.
“I will plead not guilty to these charges. I will defeat them in court,” he said. Some in the crowd jeered and chanted “lock him up.” Others shouted support for Stone.
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