Trump Loyalist And Ally Roger Stone Sentenced To 40 Months In Prison
Well, look what we have here: Roger Stone, a longtime friend, and ally of President Donald Trump, was sentenced this Thursday to 40 months in the slammer and two years of probation. It’s a punishment that is likely to upset the president and cause speculation that he’ll pardon the flamboyant GOP operative.
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As we previously reported, Stone, 67, was found guilty back in November of lying to the House Intelligence Committee and obstructing its investigation into Russia’s meddling in the 2016 presidential race. In addition to that, he was also convicted of threatening a potential congressional witness.
“This is intolerable to the administration of justice and the court should not sit ideally by, shrug its shoulders and say well that is just Roger being Roger,” US District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson said before handing down the sentence. She later added, “The truth still exists, the truth still matters. Roger Stone’s insistence that it doesn’t … [is] a threat to our most fundamental institutions.” Stone, a self-described “agent provocateur” who spent a career in the shadows of Republican politics before helping to engineer Trump’s election, chose not to speak when given the opportunity to during the sentencing hearing.
Now, his lawyers did ask for a new trial this week, claiming a member of the jury was biased. However, Jackson said on Wednesday she would “defer execution of any sentence” until she rules on whether to grant a new trial — meaning Stone wouldn’t have to begin a prison term until that matter is resolved.
As of right now, Trump has yet to rule out pardoning Stone, 67, for his seven felonies.
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