Tag Archives: Roger Stone

Politico reports: Jurors at the upcoming trial of GOP political consultant Roger Stone won’t be treated to an in-court screening of a scene from a “Godfather” film that prosecutors wanted to show, the judge overseeing the case ruled Monday. U.S. District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson sided with Stone’s attorneys, who argued that showing the clip from the Mafia-themed 1974 …

The Hill reports: Government prosecutors filed a motion on Friday to get permission to show a clip from “The Godfather Part II” during the trial for Trump associate Roger Stone. The roughly four-and-a-half-minute scene, the prosecutors say, is one that Stone referenced in conversations that allegedly constituted witness tampering, according to court documents. “The relevant scene is important context for …

CNBC reports: A federal judge on Tuesday banned Republican operative Roger Stone from posting anything at all on major social media platforms after ruling that the longtime confidant of President Donald Trump violated an already strict gag order in his criminal case. U.S. District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson walked through a litany of Stone’s recent posts from his Instagram …

Talking Points Memo reports: Prosecutors asked a federal judge to demand that Roger Stone explain why his latest Instagram posts don’t violate a gag order on his criminal case, according to a Thursday court filing. Stone has spent the past few days making Instagram posts that appear relevant to his case and to the broader Mueller investigation, posting pictures of …

The Bulwark reports: The latest Stone gambit: an email fundraising plea from Roger’s wife, Nydia, to support the Stone Family Support Fund, sent out Thursday afternoon with subject line “I am embarrassed to write this.” “We are not asking for a donation—but an ADVANCE, repaid by our pledge to do our best to contribute a like amount to what you …

The Hill reports: Roger Stone asked a judge on Friday to suppress certain evidence in the case against him, claiming that it was improperly obtained. The filing states that the search warrant applications about Stone showed that the FBI initially investigated him for a range of different potential crimes, including unauthorized access of a protected computer, obstruction of justice, wire …

Courthouse News reports: The government said Tuesday it has no plans to turn over the full report produced by special counsel Robert Mueller to longtime Trump associate Roger Stone. Stone had asked for the unredacted report earlier this month, saying he needs it for his defense. During a short status conference this morning in Washington, Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan Kravis …

The Daily Beast reports: Roger Stone has two very important speaking gigs in his future: one is in court over his alleged lying and witness tampering during the Mueller investigation. The other is at a Richmond, Virginia strip club, where he’s scheduled to give a paid speech next month, despite opposition from local activists. Stone has fallen on hard financial …

Politico reports: Roger Stone, the longtime political ally and confidant of President Donald Trump, issued a series of Hail Mary legal arguments late Friday to dismiss the indictment against him from special counsel Robert Mueller that is pending before a federal judge in Washington D.C. The longshot arguments, some of which have already been considered and rejected by judges in …

The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports: Things are not going well for Roger Stone. In a wide ranging interview with SiriusXM’s “Jim Norton & Sam Roberts” on Thursday he said his living situation has plummeted, his savings are gone and his car was impounded. And he’s no longer talking to his old friend, President Donald Trump. “I’ve lost my home, my …

Law & Crime reports: Jerome Corsi has filed yet another lawsuit. This time, he’s suing his former friend and associate Roger Stone for defamation – again. Filed in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia on Friday, April 5, the 11-page complaint also names attorney Larry Klayman as a plaintiff and Republican Party political consultant and media strategist Michael …

“Roger Stone is facing life in prison. He was indicted by an investigation designed to find collusion, indicted on minor charges. He was dragged from his own home in a morning FBI raid.They put an amphibious vehicle outside his house and pointed an automatic weapon in his face, all to find collusion. But there was no collusion. Stone is still …

Fox News reports: Former Trump political adviser Roger Stone has invoked the Fifth Amendment and refused to turn over documents requested by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, saying he will not appear on Capitol Hill for an interview as part of the committee’s expansive investigation into President Trump. Stone delivered his response to Nadler this week, after the chairman …

NBC News reports: A federal judge on Thursday set a Nov. 5 trial date for President Donald Trump’s longtime political ally and self-described dirty trickster, Roger Stone. Judge Amy Berman Jackson said in Washington, D.C., district court that she expects the trial will last “at least” two weeks, NBC News reported. Stone was arrested in late January in a predawn …

“The Inquisition burned books, so did the Nazis. Corrupt regimes everywhere fear the free exchange of ideas and they won’t tolerate it if they don’t have to. The best sign of America’s strength is that we are and we have always been different. We don’t fear and suppress other people’s ideas, even if they are offensive or unpopular. We combat …

CNBC reports: Two websites used by President Donald Trump’s longtime friend Roger Stone to raise funds for his defense against criminal charges lodged by special counsel Robert Mueller and in civil cases have been deleted. At least one of those deletions apparently occurred after CNBC reported Sunday that the Republican operative might have violated the terms of his judicial gag …

Politico reports: Roger Stone is under fire for possible violations of his court-imposed gag order after a weekend social media post suggested he’d been “framed” in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation and ahead of the imminent re-release of a book he co-wrote that explores the “myth of Russian collusion.” The longtime Donald Trump associate remains under a Feb. 21 order …

CNBC reports: Roger Stone on Sunday suggested he has been “framed” by special counsel Robert Mueller in an Instagram post that appeared to run afoul of a judge’s barely week-old gag order barring President Donald Trump’s longtime friend from criticizing the prosecutors in the criminal case against him. Stone deleted the only image in that multi-image post that included “Who …

Bloomberg reports: Roger Stone has more explaining to do. In a brief court order Friday, the judge overseeing Stone’s criminal case asked lawyers for the longtime adviser to President Donald Trump why she wasn’t told about the “imminent general release” of a book Stone appears to be involved with. Just eight days ago, U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson reprimanded …

The Daily Beast reports: In a court filing, Jerome Corsi accused longtime Trump confidante Roger Stone of continuing to threaten him. “I have more than reason to believe that Defendant Stone has, through these or other means, continued to harass and threaten me and my family to try to intimidate and coerce me not to tell the truth if I …