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What we know about suspected Iranian cyber intrusion in the US presidential race
Read full article: What we know about suspected Iranian cyber intrusion in the US presidential raceThe campaign of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has blamed Iran for a hack it said resulted in sensitive internal documents being stolen and distributed.
Watchdog finds no improper influence in sentencing recommendation for Trump ally Roger Stone
Read full article: Watchdog finds no improper influence in sentencing recommendation for Trump ally Roger StoneA Department of Justice watchdog investigation has found no evidence that politics played an improper role in a decision to propose a lighter prison sentence for Roger Stone, a close ally of former President Donald Trump.
Alex Jonesโ personal assets to be sold to pay $1.5B Sandy Hook debt. Company bankruptcy is dismissed
Read full article: Alex Jonesโ personal assets to be sold to pay $1.5B Sandy Hook debt. Company bankruptcy is dismissedConspiracy theorist Alex Jones is facing a court-ordered sell-off of many of his personal assets while the future of his Infowars media platform remains up in the air.
Turning Point Action's student activists were torn between Trump and DeSantis last year. Not anymore
Read full article: Turning Point Action's student activists were torn between Trump and DeSantis last year. Not anymoreStudent activists who assembled in Florida last year for Turning Point Actionโs annual summit were torn, wrestling with whether former President Donald Trump or Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was the Republican Partyโs best hope for 2024.
Trump prepares for court appearance as 1st ex-president to face federal criminal charges
Read full article: Trump prepares for court appearance as 1st ex-president to face federal criminal chargesDonald Trump has arrived in Florida ahead of a history-making federal court appearance Tuesday on dozens of felony charges accusing him of illegally hoarding classified documents and thwarting the Justice Departmentโs efforts to get the records back.
Oath Keeper who guarded Roger Stone before Jan. 6 attack gets more than 4 years in prison
Read full article: Oath Keeper who guarded Roger Stone before Jan. 6 attack gets more than 4 years in prisonA member of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group who was part of a security detail for Donald Trumpโs adviser Roger Stone before storming the U.S. Capitol has been sentenced to more than four years in prison.
Jan. 6 sedition trial of Oath Keepers founder goes to jury
Read full article: Jan. 6 sedition trial of Oath Keepers founder goes to juryHundreds of people have been convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol that left dozens of officers injured, sent lawmakers running for their lives and shook the foundations of American democracy.
Feds: Oath Keepers sought 'violent overthrow' of government
Read full article: Feds: Oath Keepers sought 'violent overthrow' of governmentA federal prosecutor says Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and four associates discussed using violence to overturn the results of the 2020 election for weeks and saw an opportunity to do it when rioters started attacking the Capitol.
Storming Capitol was 'really stupid,' Oath Keeper testifies
Read full article: Storming Capitol was 'really stupid,' Oath Keeper testifiesA former Ohio bar owner who stormed the U.S. Capitol in a military-style stack formation with fellow members of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group has testified that it was a โreally stupidโ decision.
Oath Keepers defendant downplays 'heavy weapons' message
Read full article: Oath Keepers defendant downplays 'heavy weapons' messageA defendant charged alongside members of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol is playing down his messages about ferrying what he called heavy weapons across the Potomac River.
Jan. 6 panel extends deadline for Trump to produce documents
Read full article: Jan. 6 panel extends deadline for Trump to produce documentsThe House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has extended the deadline for former President Donald Trump to turn over documents as part of a subpoena issued last month.
Jan. 6 trial delayed after Oath Keepers' leader gets COVID
Read full article: Jan. 6 trial delayed after Oath Keepers' leader gets COVIDThe trial of a far-right extremist group leader and four associates charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol has been delayed after the Oath Keepers leader tested positive for the coronavirus.
Lawyers: Arizona GOP chair pleaded Fifth to Jan. 6 panel
Read full article: Lawyers: Arizona GOP chair pleaded Fifth to Jan. 6 panelAn attorney for the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol told a federal judge in Phoenix on Tuesday that Arizona Republican Party Chair Kelli Ward refused to answer the committeeโs questions at a deposition.
Oath Keepers founder: Be 'ready to fight' after Trump loss
Read full article: Oath Keepers founder: Be 'ready to fight' after Trump lossMessages show that hours after Joe Biden was declared the winner of the 2020 presidential election, the leader of the Oath Keepers extremist group was discussing how to push President Donald Trump to go further in his fight to cling to power.
Oath Keepers trial: Jan. 6 was 'rebellion,' prosecutor says
Read full article: Oath Keepers trial: Jan. 6 was 'rebellion,' prosecutor saysProsecutors are saying at the opening of the most serious case to reach trial in the attack on the U.S. Capitol that the founder of the Oath Keepers extremist group and four associates planned for an โarmed rebellionโ to stop the transfer of presidential power.
Trump associates' ties to extremists probed by Jan. 6 panel
Read full article: Trump associates' ties to extremists probed by Jan. 6 panelAn upcoming hearing of the House committee probing the Jan. 6 insurrection is expected to examine ties between people in former President Donald Trump's orbit and extremist groups who played a role in the U.S. Capitol riot.
EXPLAINER: A look at far-right extremists in Jan. 6 riot
Read full article: EXPLAINER: A look at far-right extremists in Jan. 6 riotThe first public hearing of the U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack put a spotlight on two far-right extremist groups whose members are accused of plotting for weeks to stop the peaceful transfer of power.
Back with the banned: Do Twitter's exiles return under Musk?
Read full article: Back with the banned: Do Twitter's exiles return under Musk?QAnon loyalists, neo-Nazis and a former American president: The list of people banned from Twitter is long, but their exile could soon end if Elon Musk buys the platform.
DeSantis tests limits of his combative style in Disney feud
Read full article: DeSantis tests limits of his combative style in Disney feudIn taking on Disney, Floridaโs Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is testing the limits of his combative leadership style while sending an unmistakable message to his rivals.
Utah Democrats choose independent as candidate for US Senate
Read full article: Utah Democrats choose independent as candidate for US SenateUtah Democrats pulling hard to defeat Republican Sen. Mike Lee took the unusual step Saturday of spurning a party hopeful to instead get behind an independent, former presidential candidate Evan McMullin.
Oath Keepers leader to stay jailed until Capitol riot trial
Read full article: Oath Keepers leader to stay jailed until Capitol riot trialA federal judge has refused to free Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes from jail while he awaits trial on charges that he plotted with other members of his far-right militia group to attack the U.S. Capitol to stop Congress from certifying Joe Bidenโs electoral victory.
Trump dangles prospect of pardons for Jan. 6 defendants
Read full article: Trump dangles prospect of pardons for Jan. 6 defendantsFormer President Donald Trump is dangling the prospect of pardons for supporters who participated in the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol if he returns to the White House.
Stone says he invoked 5th amendment at Jan. 6 deposition
Read full article: Stone says he invoked 5th amendment at Jan. 6 depositionLongtime Trump confidant Roger Stone says he has asserted his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination in an interview with the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.
Alex Jones, Roger Stone subpoenaed by House Jan. 6 committee
Read full article: Alex Jones, Roger Stone subpoenaed by House Jan. 6 committeeA committee investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection has issued subpoenas to five more individuals, including former President Donald Trumpโs ally Roger Stone and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
Oath Keepers, Proud Boys subpoenaed by Jan. 6 House panel
Read full article: Oath Keepers, Proud Boys subpoenaed by Jan. 6 House panelThe House committee investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection has issued subpoenas to three extremist organizations, including the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers as well as their leaders.
How the Gaetz probe grew from sex trafficking to medical pot
Read full article: How the Gaetz probe grew from sex trafficking to medical potBefore Matt Gaetz rose to national prominence as an ardent backer of Donald Trump, the now-Florida congressman carved out an unusual reputation as a Republican state lawmaker who wanted to liberalize marijuana laws.
Justice Department sues Roger Stone over $2M in unpaid taxes
Read full article: Justice Department sues Roger Stone over $2M in unpaid taxesThe Justice Department has sued Donald Trump's ally Roger Stone, accusing the conservative provocateur and his wife of failing to pay nearly $2 million in income tax.
Garland vows return to 'normal' Justice Dept. on 1st day
Read full article: Garland vows return to 'normal' Justice Dept. on 1st dayPresident Joe Biden's pick for attorney general Merrick Garland, addresses staff on his first day at the Department of Justice, Thursday, March 11, 2021, in Washington. Welcome to the new Justice Department, likely a much tamer place to be after four years of blaring headlines under Donald Trump. The former president insisted that his attorney general, and entire department, be loyal to him personally, battering the departmentโs reputation for political independence. โWhen I walked in the door of Main Justice this morning, it really did feel like I was coming home,โ Garland said, referring to Justice Department headquarters. AdAbout 15 minutes later, he took the oath of office, administered by Assistant Attorney General Lee Lofthus.
Garland says laws must be 'fairly and faithfully enforced'
Read full article: Garland says laws must be 'fairly and faithfully enforced'President Joe Bidens nominee for attorney general will tell Congress the Justice Department must ensure laws are fairly and faithfully enforced," while reaffirming an adherence to policies to protect the departments political independence. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)WASHINGTON โ President Joe Bidenโs nominee for attorney general says the Justice Department must ensure laws are โfairly and faithfully enforcedโ and the rights of all Americans are protected, while reaffirming an adherence to policies to protect the departmentโs political independence. The Justice Department released a copy of Garlandโs opening statement late Saturday. But Democrats repeatedly accused Barr of acting more like Trump's personal attorney than the attorney general. Garland also addresses domestic terrorism and rising extremist threats, pointing to his prior work in the Justice Department supervising the prosecution following the 1995 bombing in Oklahoma City.
Trump names 2 lawyers to impeachment defense team
Read full article: Trump names 2 lawyers to impeachment defense teamFormer President Trump has named two lawyers to his impeachment defense team, one day after it was revealed that the former president had parted ways with an earlier set of attorneys. AdThe announcement was intended to promote a sense of stability surrounding the Trump defense team as his impeachment trial nears. Trumpโs team had initially announced that Butch Bowers, a South Carolina lawyer, would lead his legal team after an introduction from Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham. Many legal scholars, however, say there is no bar to an impeachment trial despite Trump having left the White House. Schoen met with financier Jeffrey Epstein about joining his defense team on sex trafficking charges just days before Epstein killed himself in a New York jail.
Trump pardons ex-strategist Steve Bannon, dozens of others
Read full article: Trump pardons ex-strategist Steve Bannon, dozens of othersTrump is expected to pardon Bannon, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, as part of a flurry of last-minute clemency action that appears to be still in flux in the last hours of his presidency. Trump did not pardon himself, despite speculation that he would, in the face of potential federal investigations. Another was Ken Kurson, a friend of Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner who was charged last October with cyberstalking during a heated divorce. Bannon was charged in August with duping thousands of donors who believed their money would be used to fulfill Trumpโs chief campaign promise to build a wall along the southern border. โSteve Bannon is getting a pardon from Trump after defrauding Trumpโs own supporters into paying for a wall that Trump promised Mexico would pay for,โ Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., said on Twitter.
Trump wishes new administration luck in farewell video
Read full article: Trump wishes new administration luck in farewell videoPresident Trump is seen on a network monitor after his pre-recorded farewell speech was released, inside the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, in Washington. โThis week we inaugurate a new administration and pray for its success in keeping America safe and prosperous,โ Trump said in the video โfarewell address,โ released by the White House less than 24 hours before President-elect Joe Bidenโs inauguration. Trump is set to leave Washington early Wednesday morning after a grand farewell event at nearby Joint Base Andrews. He is boycotting not just the ceremony at the Capitol, but also passed on inviting the Bidens to the White House for a get-to-know-you meeting. That threw an already paralyzed White House into even further chaos.
Capitol assault a more sinister attack than first appeared
Read full article: Capitol assault a more sinister attack than first appearedTrump supporters try to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. Minutes later, Pence was taken from the Senate chamber to a secret location and police announced the lockdown of the Capitol. Even before the mob reached sealed doors of the House chamber, Capitol Police pulled Pelosi away from the podium, she told โ60 Minutes.โโI said, โNo, I want to be here,โโshe said. Back in the House chamber, a woman in the balcony was seen and heard screaming. When they breached the abandoned Senate chamber, they milled around, rummaged through papers, sat at desks and took videos and pictures.
The unfolding of 'home-grown fascism' in Capitol assault
Read full article: The unfolding of 'home-grown fascism' in Capitol assaultMinutes later, Pence was taken from the Senate chamber to a secret location and police announced the lockdown of the Capitol. Even before the mob reached sealed doors of the House chamber, Capitol Police pulled Pelosi away from the podium, she told โ60 Minutes.โโI said, โNo, I want to be here,โโshe said. Back in the House chamber, a woman in the balcony was seen and heard screaming. When they breached the abandoned Senate chamber, they milled around, rummaged through papers, sat at desks and took videos and pictures. These domestic terrorists were in the Peopleโs House, desecrating the Peopleโs House, destroying the Peopleโs House.โ___Associated Press writers Dustin Weaver in Washington and Michael Casey in Concord, New Hampshire, contributed to this report.
Chaos, violence, mockery as pro-Trump mob occupies Congress
Read full article: Chaos, violence, mockery as pro-Trump mob occupies CongressOn Wednesday, hallowed spaces of American democracy, one after another, yielded to the occupation of Congress. Trump told his morning crowd at the Ellipse that he would go with them to the Capitol, but he didnโt. Yet Trump, in a video posted 90 minutes after lawmakers were evacuated, told the insurrectionists โWe love you. He said security officers urged lawmakers to put gas masks on and herded them into a corner of the massive room. Shortly after being told to put on gas masks, most members were quickly escorted out of the chamber.
Hundreds of Trump supporters flock to DC ahead of vote
Read full article: Hundreds of Trump supporters flock to DC ahead of voteAt least two local Black churches had Black Lives Matter banners torn down and set ablaze. Tarrio was accused of burning one of the Black Lives Matter banners in December and was found with two high-capacity firearm magazines, police said. A number of prominent Trump supporters were expected to attend, including Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and longtime Trump ally Roger Stone, the recipient of a pardon by the president. During previous pro-Trump protests, police sealed off Black Lives Matter Plaza itself, but the confrontations spilled out to the surrounding streets. Black Lives Matter Plaza was sealed off Tuesday.
DC mayor calls in National Guard ahead of pro-Trump protests
Read full article: DC mayor calls in National Guard ahead of pro-Trump protests(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)WASHINGTON โ Bracing for possible violence, the nation's capital has mobilized the National Guard ahead of planned protests by President Donald Trump's supporters in connection with the congressional vote expected Wednesday to affirm Joe Biden's election victory. Now with downtown D.C. businesses boarding up their windows, Mayor Muriel Bowser has requested a limited National Guard deployment to help bolster the Metropolitan Police Department. Because D.C. does not have a governor, the designated commander of the cityโs National Guard is Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy. The D.C. Guard will provide specialized teams that will be prepared to respond to any chemical or biological incident. But the official said there will be no D.C. Guard members on the National Mall or at the U.S. Capitol.
New round of Trump clemency benefits Manafort, other allies
Read full article: New round of Trump clemency benefits Manafort, other alliesFILE - In this Thursday, June 27, 2019 file photo, Paul Manafort arrives in court in New York. President Trump's former campaign manager is to be arraigned on state mortgage fraud charges. Manafort, who led Trump's campaign during a pivotal period in 2016 before being ousted over his ties to Ukraine, was among the first people charged as part of Muellerโs investigation into ties between the Trump campaign and Russia. Though the charges against Manafort did not concern the central thrust of Mueller's mandate โ whether the Trump campaign and Russia colluded to tip the election โ he was nonetheless a pivotal figure in the investigation. Trump and the elder Kushner knew each other from real estate circles and their children were married in 2009.
A look at the 29 people Trump pardoned or gave commutations
Read full article: A look at the 29 people Trump pardoned or gave commutationsTrump commuted his sentence in July just days before he was scheduled to report to federal prison. The president commuted her sentence; the White House said the commutation was supported by several former U.S. attorneys general. A White House news release praised the men as โmodel prisoners,โ who had earned support and praise from other inmates. She was in the White House when Trump signed the overhaul measure, known as the First Step Act, into law. Black was a co-defendant in the case and was also convicted; Trump previously pardoned him.
New round of Trump clemency benefits Manafort, other allies
Read full article: New round of Trump clemency benefits Manafort, other alliesFILE - In this Thursday, June 27, 2019 file photo, Paul Manafort arrives in court in New York. President Trump's former campaign manager is to be arraigned on state mortgage fraud charges. Manafort, who led Trump's campaign during a pivotal period in 2016 before being ousted over his ties to Ukraine, was among the first people charged as part of Muellerโs investigation into ties between the Trump campaign and Russia. Though the charges against Manafort did not concern the central thrust of Mueller's mandate โ whether the Trump campaign and Russia colluded to tip the election โ he was nonetheless a pivotal figure in the investigation. Trump and the elder Kushner knew each other from real estate circles and their children were married in 2009.
Trump pardons 15, commutes 5 sentences, including GOP allies
Read full article: Trump pardons 15, commutes 5 sentences, including GOP alliesHe and his allies have discussed a range of other possibilities, including members of Trump's family and his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani. Trump also commuted the sentences of five other people, including former Rep. Steve Stockman of Texas. Trump also announced pardons for two people entangled in special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation. Trump has granted about 2% of requested pardons in his single term in office โ just 27 before Tuesday's announcement. Bush, another one-term president, granted 10% of requests.
Trump expected to flex pardon powers on way out door
Read full article: Trump expected to flex pardon powers on way out doorWASHINGTON โ Advocates and lawyers anticipate a flurry of clemency action from President Donald Trump in the coming weeks that could test the limits of presidential pardon power. No, Mr. President, that would be a gross abuse of the presidential pardon authority,โ Schumer said. Trump then featured Johnson's story in a Super Bowl ad and pardoned her during this year's Republican National Convention. He has participated in several meetings at the White House during Trump's term as officials brainstormed potential changes to the formal clemency process. โFor those people that should be free," he said, Trump's friends-and-family approach to pardons is "a deep and real tragedy."
Trump pardons Flynn despite guilty plea in Russia probe
Read full article: Trump pardons Flynn despite guilty plea in Russia probeโIt is my Great Honor to announce that General Michael T. Flynn has been granted a Full Pardon," Trump tweeted. A Justice Department official said the department was not consulted on the pardon and learned Wednesday of the plan. But the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations, noted that the president has the legal power to pardon Flynn. โAmericans soundly rejected this nonsense when they voted out President Trump. But last May, after years of defending the prosecution, the Justice Department abruptly reversed its position.
Criminal probe, legal fights await Trump after White House
Read full article: Criminal probe, legal fights await Trump after White HouseFILE - In this Nov. 5, 2020 file photo, President Donald Trump speaks at the White House in Washington. The president's legal entanglements are likely to intensify when leaves the White House in January 2021 and loses immunity from prosecution. The probe led by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. is one of several legal entanglements likely to intensify when Trump loses power โ and immunity from prosecution โ upon leaving the White House. Trump faces two New York state inquiries into whether he misled tax authorities, banks or business partners. Carroll says Trump raped her in the mid-1990s in a New York department store.
Trump, who never admits defeat, mulls how to keep up fight
Read full article: Trump, who never admits defeat, mulls how to keep up fightWASHINGTON โ President Donald Trump never admits defeat. โHe intends to fight,โ Trump economic adviser Larry Kudlow said as it was becoming clear that the president was headed for defeat. โWhat I would tell President Trump is: Donโt give up. โPresident Trumpโs legacy will only become more significant if he focuses on moving the country forward," she said Thursday. โFor all those of you who voted for President Trump, I understand the disappointment tonight.
Q&A: Adam McKay on the lessons of the 2000 recount
Read full article: Q&A: Adam McKay on the lessons of the 2000 recountFILE - Director Adam McKay appears during a photo call for the film "Vice" at the 2019 Berlinale Film Festival in Berlin, Germany on Feb. 11, 2019. Itโs also a lively film that resurrects 2000 not just via hanging chads but by following the cultural atmosphere. Alongside interviews with backroom players like Roger Stone, โSNLโ sketches make frequent cameos โ including some McKay wrote. McKAY: The movie weโre making right now is about a comet thatโs going to hit Earth. McKAY: I think itโs the strangest thing Iโve ever experienced in my life.
Trump: Justice Dept. had 'plenty of time' for Durham probe
Read full article: Trump: Justice Dept. had 'plenty of time' for Durham probeOn Friday, Trump told conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh that Justice Department investigators had โplenty of time to do it. After Limbaugh read Trump an Axios story on the topic, Trump said he'd be disappointed if Barr had relayed that message to lawmakers. Still, much of the uptick in tensions between Trump and Barr centers on the Justice Department's handling of the Durham probe. Even the outlines of the case involving FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith, who pleaded guilty in the Durham probe, were already known before he was charged. Trump aides had banked on the Durham probe being finished before 2020 election to lend credibility to Trumpโs claims that his own investigative agencies were working against him.
Trump, Barr at odds over slow pace of Durham investigation
Read full article: Trump, Barr at odds over slow pace of Durham investigationWith time running out for pre-election action on the case, Trump is increasingly airing his dissatisfaction in tweets and television appearances. Still, much of the uptick in tensions between Trump and Barr centers on the Justice Department's handling of the Durham probe. A senior administration official said Trump feels like heโs given Barr wide latitude to advance the investigation, including declassifying documents related to Russia. Even the outlines of the case involving FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith, who pleaded guilty in the Durham probe, were already known before he was charged. Barr has privately expressed frustration over the president's public pronouncements on the Durham investigation.
Barr takes aim at prosecutors inside his own Justice Dept.
Read full article: Barr takes aim at prosecutors inside his own Justice Dept.WASHINGTON โ Attorney General William Barr is taking aim at his own Justice Department, criticizing prosecutors for behaving as โheadhunters" in their pursuit of prominent targets and for using the weight of the criminal justice system to launch what he said were โill-conceivedโ political probes. Barr has faced scrutiny for overruling the decisions of Justice Department prosecutors who work for him, including in criminal cases involving associates of President Donald Trump. Good leaders at the Justice Department โ as at any organization โ need to trust and support their subordinates. But that does not mean blindly deferring to whatever those subordinates want to do.โHe also took a veiled swipe at members of Mueller's team. Dreeben was a senior member of Mueller's team.
Ex-Trump adviser Steve Bannon charged in border wall scheme
Read full article: Ex-Trump adviser Steve Bannon charged in border wall schemeFILE - In this Nov. 8, 2019 file photo, former White House strategist Steve Bannon arrives to testify at the trial of Roger Stone, at federal court in Washington. Bannon was arrested Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, on charges that he and three others ripped off donors to an online fundraising scheme We Build The Wall. According to the indictment, Bannon promised that 100% of the donated money would be used for the project, but the defendants collectively used hundreds of thousands of dollars in a manner inconsistent with the organization's public representations. After Trump was elected, he moved on to a top White House strategy post. But Bannon also clashed with other top advisers, and his high profile sometimes irked Trump.
Laura Loomer wins GOP primary to challenge Rep. Lois Frankel
Read full article: Laura Loomer wins GOP primary to challenge Rep. Lois FrankelFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. A far-right social media provocateur whose hate speech got her banned from social media won her Republican primary on Tuesday and will challenge Democratic Rep. Lois Frankel for Congress in November. Laura Loomer also won praise from President Donald Trump early Wednesday, who tweeted that she has a great chance." Loomer received 43% in a six-candidate Republican field, garnering 14,500 votes. Frankel, running against a political newcomer, received 75,000 votes, or 86% in the Democratic primary, which had 87,000 votes cast. Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Medium, PayPal, Venmo, GoFundMe, Uber and Lyft have banned her, but her messages get out through tweets by supporters and other workarounds, the Palm Beach Post reported.
Ex-FBI lawyer to plead guilty in Durham's Trump-Russia probe
Read full article: Ex-FBI lawyer to plead guilty in Durham's Trump-Russia probeWASHINGTON A former FBI lawyer will plead guilty to making a false statement in the first criminal case arising from U.S. Attorney John Durham's investigation into the probe of ties between Russia and the 2016 Trump campaign. The investigation has proceeded alongside a parallel effort by Senate Republicans to discredit the Russia probe and as Attorney General William Barr has escalated his own criticism of the FBI's probe. Clinesmith was referred for potential prosecution by the department's inspector general's office, which conducted its own review of the Russia investigation. Former Attorney General Eric Holder selected him during the Obama administration to investigate the CIA's harsh interrogation techniques of terror suspects and the destruction of videotapes documenting that interrogation. Barr signaled his skepticism with the Russia investigation right away, concluding that Trump had not obstructed justice even though Mueller had pointedly left that question unresolved.
Barr to condemn rioting at much-anticipated House hearing
Read full article: Barr to condemn rioting at much-anticipated House hearingFILE - In this March 23, 2020, file photo Attorney General William Barr speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Briefing Room in Washington. Barr is scheduled to appear for the first time before the House Judiciary Committeeon Tuesday, July 28. Massive but peaceful demonstrations had followed Floyd's death in May. But he will also condemn Americans who he says have responded inappropriately to Floyd's death through what he said was rioting and anarchy. Barr also pushed for a more lenient sentence for another Trump ally, Roger Stone, prompting the entire trial team's departure.
Barr to condemn rioting at much-anticipated House hearing
Read full article: Barr to condemn rioting at much-anticipated House hearingBarr is scheduled to appear for the first time before the House Judiciary Committeeon Tuesday, July 28. Massive but peaceful demonstrations had followed Floyd's death in May. But he will also condemn Americans who he says have responded inappropriately to Floyd's death through what he said was rioting and anarchy. Barr also pushed for a more lenient sentence for another Trump ally, Roger Stone, prompting the entire trial team's departure. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Monday on MSNBC that Democrats want to question Barr about how Trump is undermining the Constitution of the United States. Barr previously rebuffed the House committee and Pelosi said that we hope that he will show up."
Barr able to put his stamp on executive power as Trump's AG
Read full article: Barr able to put his stamp on executive power as Trump's AGThey ask Attorney General William Barr about elder fraud. Democrats have suggested he should be impeached and are holding hearings into what they say is the politicization of the Justice Department under his watch. Then, when Bush was elected, Barr joined the Justice Department first as assistant attorney general of the Office of Legal Counsel, then as deputy attorney general, and finally as attorney general. The actions have resulted in open letters signed by thousands of Justice Department alumni who have demanded Barrs resignation. He points to the Justice Department inspector generals report that found flaws in how the FBIs Russia investigation was conducted.
House Democrats to attempt to check Trump's pardon power
Read full article: House Democrats to attempt to check Trump's pardon powerWASHINGTON House Democrats will try to rein in President Donald Trumps clemency powers on Thursday as they advance legislation that would discourage pardons for friends and family and prevent presidents from pardoning themselves. Trump this month commuted Stone's prison sentence for crimes related to the Russia investigation. The move to shield Stone from prison was a dramatic example of Trump's willingness to exert presidential power over criminal cases, including ones prosecuted by his own Justice Department. The House Judiciary Committee will vote on two bills and an amendment that would try to dissuade Trump or any future presidents from abusing their pardon powers. And he has granted clemency in a host of other controversial cases, commuting the 14-year prison sentence of former Illinois Gov.
Roger Stone calls Black radio host racial slur in interview
Read full article: Roger Stone calls Black radio host racial slur in interviewRoger Stone, a political operative whose 40-month prison sentence was commuted this month by President Donald Trump, his longtime friend, used the racial slur Negro on air while verbally sparring with a Los Angeles-based Black radio host. Stone was sentenced to 40 months in prison, but Trump commuted that sentence on July 10 just days before Stone was to report for detention. "I'm sorry you're arguing with whom? During the program, Stone said the president acted out of compassion and that the jury that weighed his case was tainted. My life was in imminent danger, Stone said, saying he was at risk of being infected by the coronavirus in prison.
Judge seeks more details on Trump's clemency for Roger Stone
Read full article: Judge seeks more details on Trump's clemency for Roger StoneFILE - In this Nov. 7, 2019, file photo, Roger Stone arrives at federal court in Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)If you need help with the Public File, call 540-512-1554.
Judge seeks more details on Trump's clemency for Roger Stone
Read full article: Judge seeks more details on Trump's clemency for Roger StoneWASHINGTON โ A federal judge on Monday demanded more information about President Donald Trump's decision to commute the prison sentence of longtime ally Roger Stone. U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson ordered that the parties provide her by Tuesday with a copy of the executive order that commuted Stone's sentence. She also asked for clarity about the scope of the clemency, including whether it covers just his prison sentence or also the two-year period of supervised release that was part of his sentence. Hours after the judge's directive, the Justice Department submitted to the court a two-page order making clear that the clemency extended to both Stone's prison sentence and his supervised release. The president told reporters on Monday that he was getting โrave reviewsโ for his action on Stone and restated his position that the Russia investigation โshould have never taken place."
2020 Watch: How many more Americans will die from COVID-19?
Read full article: 2020 Watch: How many more Americans will die from COVID-19?President Donald Trump walks across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Saturday, July 11, 2020. What were watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign:Days to general election: 113___THE NARRATIVEThese are among the darkest days of President Donald Trump's presidency. Overall, more than 135,000 people in America have died as a result of COVID-19, according to Johns Hopkins. ___2020 Watch runs every Monday and provides a look at the week ahead in the 2020 election. ___Catch up on the 2020 election campaign with AP experts on our weekly politics podcast, Ground Game.
Former Mueller prosecutor writing book on investigation
Read full article: Former Mueller prosecutor writing book on investigationNEW YORK A top prosecutor for special counsel Robert Mueller has a book coming out this fall about the two-year investigation into the alleged ties between Russia and the 2016 campaign of President Donald Trump. Random House announced Monday that Andrew Weissmann's Where Law Ends: Inside the Mueller Investigation will be published Sept. 29. Weissmann, often the target of criticism from Trump supporters, is calling the book a meticulous account of the Mueller team's probe and its ongoing battles with the Trump administration. Under Mueller, Weissmann led the case against former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges in 2018. The Mueller Report, released in April 2019, found no criminal conspiracy between the Trump campaign and Russia to tip the outcome of the 2016 presidential election in Trumps favor.
Maryland governor says GOP needs 'bigger tent' after Trump
Read full article: Maryland governor says GOP needs 'bigger tent' after TrumpWASHINGTON A Republican governor rumored to be eyeing a run for the White House in 2024 said Sunday that the GOP needs to be a bigger tent party" after President Donald Trump leaves office. Maryland's Larry Hogan, who has been known to break with Trump, told NBC's Meet the Press" that he doesn't know what the future holds in November." But I know that the Republican Party is going to be looking at what happens after President Trump and whether thats in four months or four years, Hogan said. Hogan did not rule out voting for Joe Biden, the Democrat challenging Trump in the November election. In 2016, Hogan wrote in the name of his father, a former Republican congressman from Maryland.
Trump's defiant help for Stone adds to tumult in Washington
Read full article: Trump's defiant help for Stone adds to tumult in WashingtonFILE - In this Feb. 20, 2020, file photo, Roger Stone arrives for his sentencing at federal court in Washington. Roger Stone was targeted by an illegal Witch Hunt that never should have taken place, Trump tweeted. Sen. Lindsey Graham, a Trump confidant, said Stone was convicted of a nonviolent, first-time offense and the president was justified in commuting the sentence. By commuting Stone's sentence, Trump evoked other controversial acts of clemency by his predecessors, though his was done in the height of an election year. Stone, a former Nixon aide, told the AP he expressed his gratitude to Trump in a phone call.
Trump commutes longtime friend Roger Stone's sentence
Read full article: Trump commutes longtime friend Roger Stone's sentenceWASHINGTON President Donald Trump called Roger Stone to inform his longtime political confidant that he would commute his sentence for crimes related to the Russia investigation, Stone told The Associated Press on Friday, just days before he was set to report to prison. The president told me he thought my trial has been unfair, Stone told the AP in a phone call from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. A commutation would not erase Stones felony convictions in the same way a pardon would, but it would protect him from serving prison time as a result. Trump had repeatedly publicly inserted himself into Stones case, including just before Stones sentencing, when he suggested in a tweet that Stone was being subjected to a different standard than several prominent Democrats. Trump went on a clemency spree in February commuting the 14-year prison sentence of former Illinois Gov.
Trump commutes longtime friend Roger Stone's prison sentence
Read full article: Trump commutes longtime friend Roger Stone's prison sentenceWASHINGTON President Donald Trump has commuted the sentence of his longtime political confidant Roger Stone, intervening in extraordinary fashion in a criminal case that was central to the Russia investigation and that concerned the president's own conduct. Stone, 67, had been set to report to prison on Tuesday after a federal appeals court rejected his bid to postpone his surrender date. But he told The Associated Press that Trump called him Friday evening to tell him he was off the hook. With this commutation, Trump makes clear that there are two systems of justice in America: one for his criminal friends, and one for everyone else, Schiff said. Trump went on a clemency spree in February, commuting the 14-year prison sentence of former Illinois Gov.
Judge delays Roger Stone's prison surrender for 2 weeks
Read full article: Judge delays Roger Stone's prison surrender for 2 weeksWASHINGTON โ A federal judge is giving Roger Stone, a longtime ally and confidant of President Donald Trump, an additional two weeks before he must report to serve his federal prison sentence. Stone was scheduled to surrender at FCI Jesup, a medium-security federal prison in Georgia on June 30. The home confinement would be monitored by court officials before Stone is required to surrender at the prison on July 14. But officials said last month that Stone would be required to undergo a 14-day quarantine once he arrived at the facility. Stone was sentenced to serve more than three years in prison plus two yearsโ probation and a $20,000 fine.
Prosecutor: Trump ally Roger Stone was 'treated differently'
Read full article: Prosecutor: Trump ally Roger Stone was 'treated differently'Attorney General William Barr listens during a roundtable with President Donald Trump about America's seniors, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Monday, June 15, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Barr to testify as Democrats examine DOJ politicization
Read full article: Barr to testify as Democrats examine DOJ politicizationAs the hearing began, Justice Department spokesperson Kerri Kupec tweeted that Barr would accept the panel's invitation to testify July 28. The testimony features the extraordinary spectacle of a current prosecutor castigating decisions made by the leadership of the Justice Department where he still serves. The panel subpoenaed Zelinsky and John Elias, a career official in the departmentโs antitrust division, as part of its probe into the politicization of the department under Barr. The Democratic-led panel and Barr have been feuding since shortly after he took office in early 2019, when he declined to testify about Mueller's report. A Judiciary Committee aide said the Justice Department restarted negotiations over the hearing in the last few days after Nadler's threat.
Prosecutor: Trump ally Roger Stone was 'treated differently'
Read full article: Prosecutor: Trump ally Roger Stone was 'treated differently'FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2019, file photo Roger Stone leaves federal court in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)WASHINGTON โ A federal prosecutor is prepared to tell Congress on Wednesday that Roger Stone, a close ally of President Donald Trump, was given special treatment ahead of his sentencing because of his relationship with the president. โWhat I heard โ repeatedly โ was that Roger Stone was being treated differently from any other defendant because of his relationship to the president,โ Zelinsky says in the prepared testimony. Before Stoneโs Feb. 20 sentencing, Justice Department leadership changed the sentencing recommendation just hours after Trump tweeted his displeasure at the recommendation of up to nine years in prison, saying it had been too harsh. On Tuesday, Stone filed a motion asking to extend his surrender date until September because of coronavirus concerns.
House subpoenas Justice Dept lawyers over politicization
Read full article: House subpoenas Justice Dept lawyers over politicizationWASHINGTON โ House Democrats have subpoenaed two Justice Department lawyers to testify before the Judiciary Committee about the politicization of the agency in the Trump administration, the committeeโs chairman said Tuesday. The subpoenas set up a potential showdown between Congress and Attorney General William Barr about whether the prosecutors would be allowed to appear before the committee and what they would be permitted to discuss. Barr told the AP last year that the Justice Department would seek to block any attempt by Congress to subpoena members of the special counselโs team. A Justice Department spokesperson declined to comment on the subpoenas. A former official โ Donald Ayer, who served as deputy attorney general under President George H.W.
Democrats say Justice Department whistleblowers to testify
Read full article: Democrats say Justice Department whistleblowers to testifyWASHINGTON House Democrats say they will hear testimony from Justice Department whistleblowers and attempt to slash the agency's budget, efforts they say are in response to Attorney General William Barrs defiance of Congress and improper politicization of his job. Nadler did not say who the whistleblowers are, and the hearing has not yet been scheduled. He was scheduled to testify in March, but that hearing was canceled when Congress left town due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Justice Department sent Nadler a letter this week citing White House guidance that cabinet-level officials are not permitted to participate in congressional hearings during the month of June without approval from White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, according to a person at the Justice Department familiar with the message. Tensions have been high between Barr and the House panel ever since the attorney general declined to show up at a 2019 hearing on special counsel Robert Muellers report.
Trump ally Stone won't need to go to prison quarantine site
Read full article: Trump ally Stone won't need to go to prison quarantine siteBut Roger Stone, a longtime confidant of President Donald Trump, will start his prison sentence without needing to comply with a Bureau of Prisons directive that newly sentenced inmates be sent to a federal quarantine site. Just last week, the agency said it would process all newly-sentenced Bureau inmates through one of three quarantine sites or at a federal detention facility. Bureau of Prisons spokeswoman Sue Allison told The Associated Press that Stone is supposed to surrender to the Bureau of Prisons by Saturday and will not be required to go to a quarantine facility. Stone will need to quarantine for 14 days at the prison where he surrenders, Allison said. Stone was sentenced to serve more than three years in prison plus two years probation and a $20,000 fine.
Supreme Court blocks House from Mueller grand jury material
Read full article: Supreme Court blocks House from Mueller grand jury materialWASHINGTON The Supreme Court on Wednesday temporarily prevented the House of Representatives from obtaining secret grand jury testimony from special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation. The American people deserve the truth.The case is one of several ongoing court disputes between the Trump administration and Congress. The Supreme Court heard arguments last week over whether Trumps accountants and banks must turn over financial records to House committees. Portions of the report were blacked out, including grand jury testimony and material that Mueller said could harm ongoing investigations or infringe on the privacy of third parties. Grand jury testimony is typically treated as secret, in part to protect the privacy of people who are not charged or are considered peripheral to a criminal investigation.
Trump ally Roger Stone appeals sentence in Russia probe
Read full article: Trump ally Roger Stone appeals sentence in Russia probeWASHINGTON โ Roger Stone, a longtime confidant of President Donald Trump, is appealing his three-year prison sentence following his conviction as part of special counsel Robert Muellerโs Russia investigation. Stoneโs lawyers filed the notice of appeal Thursday in federal court in Washington. They are appealing his prison sentence and a judgeโs order denying Stoneโs request for a new trial based on Stone's accusations of jury bias. He petitioned for a new trial and Stoneโs lawyers have alleged misconduct after some jurors spoke out publicly following the case. Jackson said Stone's lawyers had not proved the forewoman was biased or that any jurors acted inappropriately.
Prosecutor who quit Roger Stone trial team has new job
Read full article: Prosecutor who quit Roger Stone trial team has new jobWASHINGTON โ A prosecutor on the Roger Stone trial team who abruptly resigned from the Justice Department because of a dispute over the recommended sentence has a new job. The job will require Kravis to work with the same office he quit in February. D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine said the nation's capital stands out as a jurisdiction that does not have a local prosecutor to reliably focus on local public corruption offenses. โThe District of Columbia seeks to have a local prosecutor focused on local public corruption in the same way that every state in America does,โ Racine said in the interview. โIโm not really in a position where I can comment on my departure from the U.S. attorneyโs office,โ Kravis said.
Federal judge denies new criminal trial for Roger Stone
Read full article: Federal judge denies new criminal trial for Roger StoneRoger Stone, second from right, departs federal court in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. President Donald Trump loyalist and ally, Roger Stone was sentenced to over three years in federal prison, following an extraordinary move by Attorney General William Barr to back off his Justice Department's original sentencing recommendation. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)WASHINGTON โ A federal judge on Thursday denied a request for a new trial made by Trump ally Roger Stone following his conviction on charges related to the Russia investigation. Stone claimed the jury forewoman was biased and petitioned for a new trial; his first such request was denied. She sentenced Stone to more than three years in prison plus two yearsโ probation and a $20,000 fine.
Trump says RBG, Sotomayor should sit out cases
Read full article: Trump says RBG, Sotomayor should sit out casesThe remarks critical of Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor, New Yorkers like Trump, came during a news conference in India, where Trump was wrapping up a 36-hour visit full of praise and pageantry. Justices decide for themselves when to step aside from cases the court is considering, and it is highly unlikely either justice would sit out cases involving Trump, including two cases the court will hear on Mar. In 2018, Trump lambasted an โObama judgeโ who had ruled against a Trump asylum policy. "We do not have Obama judges or Trump judges, Bush judges or Clinton judges. He added, โThe independent judiciary is something we should all be thankful for.โTrump, needing the last word, defended his own comment, tweeting defiantly, โSorry Justice Roberts.โ
Trump ally Roger Stone sentenced to 40 months on convictions of lying to Congress, witness tampering
Read full article: Trump ally Roger Stone sentenced to 40 months on convictions of lying to Congress, witness tamperingSpecial Report: Roger Stone sentence announced LIVE: Roger Stone, long-time ally of President Trump, is set to be sentenced on convictions of lying to Congress and witness tampering https://10.wsls.com/3bTrQrM Posted by WSLS 10 / WSLS.com on Thursday, February 20, 2020WASHINGTON, D.C. โ Roger Stone, a staunch ally of President Donald Trump, has been sentenced to 40 months in prison on his convictions for witness tampering and lying to Congress. Thursdayโs action in federal court comes amid Trumpโs unrelenting defense of his longtime confidant that has led to a mini-revolt inside the Justice Department and allegations the president has interfered in the case. Trump has denounced as a โmiscarriage of justiceโ the initial recommendation by Justice Department prosecutors that Stone receive at least seven years in prison. Attorney General William Barr then backed off that recommendation, prompting four prosecutors to quit Stoneโs case. Stone chose not to address the court at his sentencing.
Trump ally Roger Stone sentenced to over 3 years in prison
Read full article: Trump ally Roger Stone sentenced to over 3 years in prisonFILE - In this Feb. 1, 2019 file photo, former campaign adviser for President Donald Trump, Roger Stone, leaves federal court in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)WASHINGTON, D.C. โ Roger Stone, a longtime confidant of President Donald Trump, was sentenced to more than three years in prison Thursday for obstructing a congressional investigation in a case that has sparked fears about presidential interference in the justice system. This was not Roger being Roger. As he left the Washington, D.C., courthouse and got into a black SUV without speaking to reporters, crowds of protesters engaged in dueling chants of โPardon Roger Stone!โ and โLock him up!โHis attorney Bruce Rogow said Stone and his team would have no comment. During the 2016 campaign, Stone mentioned in interviews and public appearances that he was in contact with founder Julian Assange through a trusted intermediary and hinted at inside knowledge of WikiLeaksโ plans.
Judge refuses to delay sentencing of Trump ally Roger Stone
Read full article: Judge refuses to delay sentencing of Trump ally Roger StoneFILE - In this Nov. 6, 2019 file photo, Roger Stone arrives at Federal Court for the second day of jury selection for his federal trial, in Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)WASHINGTON, D.C. โ A federal judge on Tuesday refused to delay sentencing for Roger Stone on his witness tampering and lying to Congress conviction as President Donald Trump kept up his unrelenting defense of his longtime confidant and said he wouldnโt be quieted on social media even if he's making things harder for his attorney general. Judge Amy Berman Jacksonโs decision to sentence Stone on Thursday, as scheduled, sets up a crossroads moment in an extraordinary case marked by a mini-revolt inside the Justice Department and allegations that Trump has interfered in the case. She said delaying sentencing โwould not be a prudent thing to do.โStone's defense team has requested a new trial and had asked Jackson to delay sentencing until she rules on that motion. The judge indicated she would delay the execution of Stone's sentence, pending resolution of the motion for a new trial.
Stone trial highlights contacts with Trump and 2016 campaign
Read full article: Stone trial highlights contacts with Trump and 2016 campaignDuring the Thursday morning proceedings, prosecutors showed line charts illustrating the contacts between Stone and top Trump campaign officials, and his associate Randy Credico, a witness in Mueller's investigation. "Because of Trump, I could never get away with asserting my Fifth Amendment right," Stone told Credico, adding he believed Credico could, according to the written evidence presented at trial. Credico pointed out to Stone, via text, that he wasn't a backchannel, but Stone had told the House committee he had a backchannel. At one point, after Credico was subpoenaed by the House, Stone told him his lawyer should have asserted Fifth Amendment, he wrote. "Roger stone this, Roger stone that," Stone wrote to Credico, referencing a line from movie.
Prosecutors: Stone 'payload still coming' email went to Erik Prince
Read full article: Prosecutors: Stone 'payload still coming' email went to Erik Prince(CNN) - On the opening day of Roger Stone's trial for allegedly lying to Congress and obstructing its investigation, one mystery appeared to be solved by prosecutors. Prosecutors referenced Prince and the communications during the first day of Stone's trial, which is expected to last three weeks. Prosecutors expect to call members of the Trump campaign but are not planning on calling Prince, according to a person familiar with the plan. Stone told Prince, according to the indictment, that more material would be released that would be damaging to the Clinton campaign. Prince told Congress he had taken the meeting as a "chance encounter" and was not representing Trump in the meeting.
Steve Bannon expected to testify against Roger Stone
Read full article: Steve Bannon expected to testify against Roger Stone(CNN) - Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon is expected to testify against Roger Stone in his trial for lying to Congress, federal prosecutors said in court Wednesday. Prosecutors allege that Stone regularly updated people inside the Trump campaign at the senior levels about information he had on WikiLeaks including Bannon, then the campaign CEO. Zelinsky said Stone told five categories of lies to the House Intelligence Committee including about requests to get emails from WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Zelinsky told the jury that this case was about the lies Stone told Congress and the threats he made to a potential witness to Congress, Randy Credico. The alleged intermediaries, like Credico and Corsi, were playing Stone, and Stone was playing them, he posited.
Prosecutors: Stone lied because 'truth looked bad' for Trump
Read full article: Prosecutors: Stone lied because 'truth looked bad' for Trump(AP Photo/Cliff Owen)WASHINGTON, DC โ Prosecutors in the trial of Roger Stone told jurors Wednesday that the longtime Donald Trump confidant repeatedly lied to Congress "because the truth looked bad" for the president. Stone is accused of lying to Congress, tampering with a witness and obstructing the House investigation into whether the Trump campaign coordinated with Russia to tip the 2016 election. Mueller found that Russia tried to help Trump's candidacy, but there wasn't enough evidence to support criminal charges that the Trump campaign conspired with Russia. "The evidence in this case will show that Roger Stone lied to the House Intelligence Committee because the truth looked bad for the Trump campaign and the truth looked bad for Donald Trump," Assistant U.S. Attorney Aaron Zelinsky told jurors in a Washington courtroom. "We think the evidence will show that there was no corrupt intent in whatever was said or done by Mr. Stone," Rogow said.
Roger Stone leaves 1st day of trial early, complains of food poisoning
Read full article: Roger Stone leaves 1st day of trial early, complains of food poisoning(CNN) - The trial of Roger Stone got off to an usual start Tuesday as jury selection proceedings were punctuated by his exit from the court due to what he said was food poisoning. The high-profile trial could bring out new details about what former special counsel Robert Mueller found regarding the Trump campaign and Russian interference in the 2016 election. "Mr. Stone is not feeling well," defense attorney Robert Buschel told Judge Amy Berman Jackson at the bench shortly after the potential jurors were sworn in, according to transcripts of sidebar discussions with the judge. Later in the morning's proceedings, the judge noted that Stone was looking unwell. Prosecutors say Stone falsely denied to the House that he'd had discussions with the campaign and some others about trying to reach WikiLeaks.