A judge says Roger Stone doesn't deserve a retrial after attempting to claim jury misconduct. He may be ordered to start serving his 40-month sentence soon.
Stone is able to appeal over the next two weeks, but may be ordered to report to prison to serve his 40 months -- at earliest, two weeks from now.The gag order the judge had placed on him is also lifted, according to the court Thursday.Judge Amy Berman Jackson's decision sends the case into a new phase -- of appeals, preparations for Stone to report to prison and potential blowback from Trump and even Stone himself.Stone had asked for a new trial in February, just days before his sentencing.
Stone's legal team called it juror misconduct that Hart didn't disclose her social media specifics or political opinions on a written questionnaire at the start of the trial.The Justice Department had told the court Stone didn't deserve another trial, and jurors even testified in court about the integrity of their deliberations. Prison or pardon The question now is whether Stone will do time in prison.
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