- Roger Stone, 67, arrived at Washington’s federal court with his wife Nydia for sentencing hearing Thursday
- Federal judge Amy Berman Jackson said his punishment for lying to Congress, witness tampering and obstruction will be 40 months in prison
- But because he is asking for a retrial over claims of bias by the jury foreperson, the sentence will not take effect
- Berman Jackson, an Obama appointee, said she had rejected prosecutors’ demand for nine years on her – not because of outside pressure
- That was a reference to Trump, who had raged about the initial demand – and for whom a 40 month sentence can be portrayed as a win
- Judge issued a stunning rebuke not just of Stone but of Donald Trump himself for trying to interfere in the case
- Case has plunged attorney general Bill Barr into crisis as he pleaded with Donald Trump to stop tweeting about it – and president refused
- Within an hour of his arrival, Trump was tweeting again about the case this time suggesting the prosecution was unfair
- He claimed James Comey had lied to Congress but was not prosecuted
- Trump called himself the nation’s ‘chief law enforcement officer,’ and Barr was reported to be considering resigning
Protestors chant "lock him up" as Roger Stone leaves the court after being sentenced to 40 months in prison pic.twitter.com/zpEwnmNB0Y
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) February 20, 2020
I’d say odds of a pardon are pretty high….
UFS
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