BREAKING: Roger Stone found guilty of lying to Congress
WASHINGTON — Roger Stone, an ally of President Donald Trump, was found guilty Frida of lying to Congress and obstructing its investigation into Russia to protect Trump and his campaign.
The proceedings revealed new information about the Trump campaign's efforts to seek advance knowledge about emails stolen from the Democratic National Committee, which would hurt Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at a time when Trump was trailing in the polls. Testimony indicated these efforts involved the candidate himself, casting doubt about what Trump told former Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigators.
"Roger Stone lied … 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, tying the case to the president. Jurors heard from five government witnesses and saw dozens of emails and text messages that prosecutors said proved Stone had lied. His defense attorneys did not call any witnesses, and Stone, known for his flamboyance and combativeness, did not testify.
Defense attorneys sought to discredit that witness, a comedian and radio host Stone told the committee was his intermediary to WikiLeaks. They said Randy Credico, who said he was never the conduit to the group, "played" Stone and made him believe he had back-channel capabilities with WikiLeaks.
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