Breaking: Trump ally Stone faces seven charges

[TomSea]

Trump ally Stone faces seven charges

Political strategist Roger Stone, a long-time ally of President Trump, has been arrested in Florida, charged with seven counts in the Mueller probe.

Mr Stone will appear in court later in the city of Fort Lauderdale.

The indictment includes one count of obstruction of an official proceeding, five counts of false statements, and one count of witness-tampering.

Read more at: https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/trump-ally-stone-faces-seven-charges/ar-BBSIOhP

He always said he'd be hauled in for something. When did this actually happen? 3 AM in the morning that he was arrested for this to be reported at this hour? Late last night maybe?

[mountaineer]

Greta Van Susteren  Verified account @greta
CNN cameras were at the raid of Roger Stone...so FBI obviously tipped off CNN...even if you don’t like Stone, it is curious why Mueller’s office tipped off CNN instead of trying to quietly arrest Stone; quiet arrests are more likely to be safe to the FBI and the person arrested
7:02 AM - 25 Jan 2019


Greta Van Susteren  Verified account @greta
Greta Van Susteren Retweeted Greta Van Susteren
Let me correct: it is not obvious that FBI tipped off CNN...someone else could have tipped them off.
7:11 AM - 25 Jan 2019

[catfish1957]

Greta Van Susteren  Verified account @greta

CNN cameras were at the raid of Roger Stone...so FBI obviously tipped off CNN...even if you don’t like Stone, it is curious why Mueller’s office tipped off CNN instead of trying to quietly arrest Stone; quiet arrests are more likely to be safe to the FBI and the person arrested
7:02 AM - 25 Jan 2019

I don't like CNN

and

I don't like Stone.

I will get a smile when I see his trash ass led away in cuffs.   ( and quietly Ted Cruz will too.)

[mountaineer]

Trump associate Roger Stone arrested, faces obstruction charge
21 mins ago


WASHINGTON (AP) — Roger Stone, a confidant of President Donald Trump, was arrested Friday morning on several criminal charges stemming from the special counsel's Russia investigation.

Stone is charged in a seven-count indictment with witness tampering, obstruction and false statements about his interactions related to the release by WikiLeaks of hacked emails during the 2016 presidential election. Some of those false statements were made to the House intelligence committee, according to the indictment.

The indictment brought by special counsel Robert Mueller does not accuse Stone of coordinating with the Russian government's election interference in 2016, the key matter under investigation in the probe. But the indictment lays out in detail Stone's conversations about stolen Democratic emails posted by WikiLeaks in the weeks before the Republican beat Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton. Mueller's office has said those emails, belonging to Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta, were hacked by Russian intelligence officers.  ... AP via MSN

[mountaineer]

Byron York Verified account @ByronYork
Have quickly read Roger Stone indictment. Charged with one count of obstructing House Intel Committee investigation, five counts of lying to the committee, and one count of trying to get another witness (Randy Credico) to lie to committee.
7:06 AM - 25 Jan 2019


Byron York  Verified account @ByronYork
Some good Roger Stone color (Frank Pentangeli!), but Stone basically charged with lying to House about his communications with Credico and Jerome Corsi over supposed second-hand communications and efforts to communicate with Julian Assange.
7:08 AM - 25 Jan 2019

[rustynail]

Tic-toc Trump?

[aligncare]

Message sent to the people: Don’t you ever try challenging the established political order again. We will bury you!

Trump’s message to the establishment: Hold my Diet Coke.

[catfish1957]

Tic-toc Trump?

One step at a time.  Mugshots.....  Folks we need the sleaze merchant's mug shot.  Wooo. hoo.......

I hope this dragnet skims David Pecker out of the sludge too.

[edpc]

Greta misses one basic fact about CNN being there: They had covered Stone for a while and he’s the one that said he expected to be charged at any time and figured it would happen on a Friday. So, imagine that - he was arrested this morning and they were there. Hardly great sleuthing on their part. Besides, a tip off would have given us better footage of Stone being perp walked by a well-lit shot with a camera on a tripod, instead of this shaky, undetailed video.



CNN political correspondent Sara Murray said Thursday that President Donald Trump’s associate, legendary political dirty trickster Roger Stone, lives a life of constant worry that the FBI will swoop in at any moment and haul him off to jail.

-snip-

“For a while, Roger Stone wasn’t even making plans on Fridays, one of his friends said, because he was worried that that could be the day the FBI comes for him,” she said.

https://www.rawstory.com/2019/01/roger-stone-lives-in-fear-and-spends-his-fridays-waiting-to-be-hauled-off-to-jail-cnn/


Sorry...

[edpc]

One step at a time.  Mugshots.....  Folks we need the sleaze merchant's mug shot.  Wooo. hoo.......

I hope this dragnet skims David Pecker out of the sludge too.

He was given conditional immunity for providing information on the Karen McDougal transaction.


https://www.thewrap.com/national-enquirer-parent-company-admits-paying-off-karen-mcdougal-help-trump-2016-presidential-race/

[ABX]

Knowing Stone's proclivity towards the perverse, I feel sorry for those federal agents having to enter that home. Who knows who or what greased up things they had to step around in there.

[catfish1957]

Knowing Stone's proclivity towards the perverse, I feel sorry for those federal agents having to enter that home. Who knows who or what greased up things they had to step around in there.

LOL....You mean this guy?   

[jmyrlefuller]

So let me get this straight: the FBI is arresting Roger Stone, because he was cooperating with Julian Assange, who leaked John Podesta's e-mails... which is bad, only because they revealed exactly how much contempt the Democratic Party had for the American people.

Pardon my cynicism here, but the whistleblower factor has to be considered here. Even if it is Roger Stone. The DNC does not get to conduct espionage in just one direction without being subject to it itself.

[skeeter]

So let me get this straight: the FBI is arresting Roger Stone, because he was cooperating with Julian Assange, who leaked John Podesta's e-mails... which is bad, only because they revealed exactly how much contempt the Democratic Party had for the American people.

Pardon my cynicism here, but the whistleblower factor has to be considered here. Even if it is Roger Stone. The DNC does not get to conduct espionage in just one direction without being subject to it itself.

Apparently they do because they aren't.

Meanwhile, while the fiddlers giggle, onward we march towards despotism.

[edpc]

So let me get this straight: the FBI is arresting Roger Stone, because he was cooperating with Julian Assange, who leaked John Podesta's e-mails... which is bad, only because they revealed exactly how much contempt the Democratic Party had for the American people.

Pardon my cynicism here, but the whistleblower factor has to be considered here. Even if it is Roger Stone. The DNC does not get to conduct espionage in just one direction without being subject to it itself.

Assange and WikiLeaks aren’t whistleblowers.

It is time to call out WikiLeaks for what it really is - a non-state hostile intelligence service often abetted by state actors like Russia.

[Formerly Once-Ler]

womp womp.

[skeeter]

Assange and WikiLeaks aren’t whistleblowers.

It is time to call out WikiLeaks for what it really is - a non-state hostile intelligence service often abetted by state actors like Russia.

Except this is about the 2016 election and Hillary Clinton, not national security.

[mystery-ak]

COLLUSION! MUELLER TIPS OFF CNN – Entire Stone Pre-Dawn Raid Captured by Anti-Trump Channel (VIDEO)
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/01/collusion-mueller-tips-off-cnn-entire-stone-pre-dawn-raid-captured-by-anti-trump-channel-video/

[mystery-ak]

'FBI, open the door! FBI warrant!: Armed agents in riot gear arrested Roger Stone in pre-dawn raid
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/fbi-open-the-door-fbi-warrant-armed-agents-in-riot-gear-arrested-roger-stone-in-pre-dawn-raid

[Formerly Once-Ler]

[skeeter]

@Once-Ler See your doctor if that lasts for longer than four hours.

[edpc]

Except this is about the 2016 election and Hillary Clinton, not national security.

Elections are a matter of national security.

[skeeter]

Elections are a matter of national security.

I'll look forward to hearing about more arrests of media figures who used Wikileak material in stories on the WOT, etc.

[mystery-ak]

Dem chairman on Stone arrest: 'What did the President know and when did he know it?'
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/426951-dem-chairman-on-stone-arrest-what-did-the-president-know-and-when-did-he-know

[edpc]

I'll look forward to hearing about more arrests of media figures who used Wikileak material in stories on the WOT, etc.

You can take that up with AG Barr, after he’s confirmed. After all, the aforementioned characterizations of Assange and WikiLeaks being hostile entities, along with US elections being a matter of national security come from the current Sec State and President.


https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/cia-director-pompeo-calls-wikileaks-hostile-intelligence-service-n746311


https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-imposing-certain-sanctions-event-foreign-interference-united-states-election/

[dfwgator]

@Once-Ler See your doctor if that lasts for longer than four hours.

If it lasts longer than four hours, I'm seeing EVERYBODY!

[skeeter]

If it lasts longer than four hours, I'm seeing EVERYBODY!

Lol. Now you sound like Laz.

[Bigun]

COLLUSION! MUELLER TIPS OFF CNN – Entire Stone Pre-Dawn Raid Captured by Anti-Trump Channel (VIDEO)
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/01/collusion-mueller-tips-off-cnn-entire-stone-pre-dawn-raid-captured-by-anti-trump-channel-video/

"All men are equal, some are MORE equal than others," said the pigs in Animal Farm.

[corbe]

The full list of known indictments and plea deals in Mueller’s probe

1) George Papadopoulos
2) Paul Manafort
3) Rick Gates
4) Michael Flynn
5-20) 13 Russian nationals and three Russian companies
21) Richard Pinedo
22) Alex van der Zwaan
23) Konstantin Kilimnik
24-35) 12 Russian GRU officers
36) Michael Cohen
37) Roger Stone

[aligncare]

The full list of known indictments and plea deals in Mueller’s probe

1) George Papadopoulos
2) Paul Manafort
3) Rick Gates
4) Michael Flynn
5-20) 13 Russian nationals and three Russian companies
21) Richard Pinedo
22) Alex van der Zwaan
23) Konstantin Kilimnik
24-35) 12 Russian GRU officers
36) Michael Cohen
37) Roger Stone

And, in not one of those cases is there a shred of evidence that Donald Trump, or his campaign, colluded or coordinated with the Kremlin. If there had been, by now there would have been leaks. There have been none.

[Frank Cannon]

The full list of known indictments and plea deals in Mueller’s probe

1) George Papadopoulos
2) Paul Manafort
3) Rick Gates
4) Michael Flynn
5-20) 13 Russian nationals and three Russian companies
21) Richard Pinedo
22) Alex van der Zwaan
23) Konstantin Kilimnik
24-35) 12 Russian GRU officers
36) Michael Cohen
37) Roger Stone

Except for the Russian nationals, who are denying and calling Muellers bluff in court, NONE of those people were indicted for anything Russian related. They were all jammed up on process crimes. Some of those people were jammed on crimes that happened when Mueller incompetently ran the FBI 15 years ago.

[skeeter]

The full list of known indictments and plea deals in Mueller’s probe

1) George Papadopoulos
2) Paul Manafort
3) Rick Gates
4) Michael Flynn
5-20) 13 Russian nationals and three Russian companies
21) Richard Pinedo
22) Alex van der Zwaan
23) Konstantin Kilimnik
24-35) 12 Russian GRU officers
36) Michael Cohen
37) Roger Stone

That list reminds me of a big game hunter posing for pictures with dead gophers, raccoons, and a stray tabby he shot with his Model 1895 Big Bore.

[XenaLee]

He always said he'd be hauled in for something. When did this actually happen? 3 AM in the morning that he was arrested for this to be reported at this hour? Late last night maybe?

Yet another instance of "created crimes"... usually called a "process crime".  Overblown and overdone, for dramatic effect so the leftist media can swoon with pleasure in their delusion of "getting closer to nailing Trump".  How ridiculous is this?  FFS, judging by the way they assaulted Stone's residence, you would think that he was the most dangerous, violent criminal on the planet....

CNN aired video of the raid at Stone's Fort Lauderdale home, showing FBI agents in body armor using large weapons and night-vision equipment, running up to the home and banging repeatedly on the door.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-associate-stone-arrested-faces-obstruction-charge/ar-BBSIHLc?li=BBnb7Kz

More over-reach and abuse of power, IMO.   A simple day-time arrest, sans body armor and heavy weapons and banging on the front door with the perp in his jammies, would have sufficed.  But not nearly as dramatic. 

[edpc]

And, in not one of those cases is there a shred of evidence that Donald Trump, or his campaign, colluded or coordinated with the Kremlin. If there had been, by now there would have been leaks. There have been none.

Except for Kilimnik and Manafort. That’s why Giuliani was changing his position on campaign collusion last week.

[Right_in_Virginia]

12 heavily armed militant FBI agents storm Stone's home in a predawn raid ..... and the judge releases him on $250K bond.

Tell me again why the Gestapo tactics were necessary.   

[dfwgator]

12 heavily armed militant FBI agents storm Stone's home in a predawn raid ..... and the judge releases him on $250K bond.

Tell me again why the Gestapo tactics were necessary.   

"The Empire Strikes Back"

[Frank Cannon]

12 heavily armed militant FBI agents storm Stone's home in a predawn raid ..... and the judge releases him on $250K bond.

Tell me again why the Gestapo tactics were necessary.   

Let's not forget that NBC news just happen to be hanging around on Stone's front lawn at 3AM "on a hunch". Mueller is the biggest corrupt shitbag in govt'.

[XenaLee]

Let's not forget that NBC news just happen to be hanging around on Stone's front lawn at 3AM "on a hunch". Mueller is the biggest corrupt shitbag in govt'.

Yeah, and he no longer has his good pal Leaky Comey around to blame for all those leaks.  Which glaringly reminds us of 'why' Mueller made that vague, lame "correction" about the Buzzfeed BS.   Because he didn't want an investigation into the name of the leaker(s).

[skeeter]

12 heavily armed militant FBI agents storm Stone's home in a predawn raid ..... and the judge releases him on $250K bond.

Tell me again why the Gestapo tactics were necessary.   

Dunno. Why would such standup, "well respected" guy like Mueller go in for such obviously overblown political theatrics, complete with tipoff to friendly media?

[Right_in_Virginia]

The indictment does not allege that Stone had any direct communications with Assange, nor does it allege that Stone or anyone else at the Trump campaign had any direct communications with Assange or any foreknowledge of actions that WikiLeaks took. At various times, Stone claimed to have foreknowledge — a hint that something big was up — but the indictment suggests that he did not, in fact, know what WikiLeaks was going to do.

The indictment does say there were communications between Stone and people in the Trump campaign related to WikiLeaks. Of course, everyone in the world was talking about the WikiLeaks disclosures in the days following their publication. The indictment says: "After the July 22, 2016 release of stolen DNC emails by [WikiLeaks], a senior Trump campaign official was directed to contact Stone about any additional releases and what other damaging information [WikiLeaks] had regarding the Clinton campaign. Stone thereafter told the Trump campaign about potential future releases of damaging material by [WikiLeaks]."

[...]

The indictment also suggests that by October 2016, with the election fast approaching, the Trump campaign was no longer paying any attention to Stone. In one email, Stone said he would tell a top Trump campaign official about WikiLeaks, "but he doesn't call me back."

In the end, it appears Stone's big problem was his big mouth. He liked to brag about being behind all sorts of nefarious deeds when in fact he was not, or he had a tangential connection to them. That led to this chain of events: 1) Stone bragged in public; 2) the House committee asked him about his bragging under oath; and 3) Mueller investigated the veracity of Stone's sworn testimony. If Stone had not popped off about himself all the time, he probably would not have gotten himself in trouble.


https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/in-new-mueller-indictment-what-is-roger-stone-charged-with-doing

[mystery-ak]

Federal judge orders Stone released on $250K bond
By Jacqueline Thomsen - 01/25/19 11:40 AM EST

A federal magistrate judge on Friday ruled that longtime GOP operative and President Trump associate Roger Stone is not a flight risk and can be released on a $250,000 signature bond.

NBC News reported that the judge determined during Stone’s first appearance in federal court after his arrest Friday morning that he could be released.

CNN reported that Stone told the judge that he does not have a current passport, as his is expired. He will also not have to pay any money as part of the bond, as long as he appears during all upcoming court proceedings.

Stone will appear shortly before the media gathered in front of the federal courthouse.

more
https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/426972-federal-judge-orders-roger-stone-to-be-released-on-250k-bond

[mystery-ak]

Former AG: ‘There’s a reason’ FBI arrested Stone 'fully armed,' but not clear yet
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/426977-former-ag-theres-a-reason-fbi-arrested-stone-fully-armed-but-not-clear-yet

[skeeter]

Former AG: ‘There’s a reason’ FBI arrested Stone 'fully armed,' but not clear yet
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/426977-former-ag-theres-a-reason-fbi-arrested-stone-fully-armed-but-not-clear-yet

Perhaps there was concern Stone would try to whack agents with his Hair System.

[edpc]

We probably should forget about NBC being there since 3AM, since the footage was actually captured by CNN, around 6AM. They obviously had such a great tip and heads up, when, with all the supposed notice, they had none of their main personnel on the scene, got no real footage of Stone being taken into custody, and delivered the police version of The Blair Witch Project quality video. Mueller is so terrible, this is what Trump hand-picked AG nominee William Barr told Graham about him....


They’ve been personal friends for over 20 years,” Graham said, noting they worked together previously at the Department of Justice. “His opinion of Mr. Mueller is very, very high in terms of ethics and character and professionalism.”

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-09/trump-attorney-general-pick-won-t-end-mueller-probe-graham-says

[XenaLee]

Former AG: ‘There’s a reason’ FBI arrested Stone 'fully armed,' but not clear yet
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/426977-former-ag-theres-a-reason-fbi-arrested-stone-fully-armed-but-not-clear-yet

Lol... yeah, and I think I know that reason.   

Somebody in the FBI should have clued in the judge that released Stone that he was now America's Most Wanted, I guess.   

[Frank Cannon]

Alright. They got Trump now! Stupid Bobby manufactured another process crime indictment so solid Stone will be sleeping in his own bed tonight and didn't even have to give tangible money for his low bail.

[XenaLee]

Perhaps there was concern Stone would try to whack agents with his Hair System.

 

[Frank Cannon]

We probably should forget about NBC being there since 3AM, since the footage was actually captured by CNN, around 6AM. They obviously had such a great tip and heads up, when, with all the supposed notice, they had none of their main personnel on the scene, got no real footage of Stone being taken into custody, and delivered the police version of The Blair Witch Project quality video. Mueller is so terrible, this is what Trump hand-picked AG nominee William Barr told Graham about him....


They’ve been personal friends for over 20 years,” Graham said, noting they worked together previously at the Department of Justice. “His opinion of Mr. Mueller is very, very high in terms of ethics and character and professionalism.”

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-09/trump-attorney-general-pick-won-t-end-mueller-probe-graham-says

Let's see. Your Trump Derangement Syndrome has you arguing that anything Trump, including his picks for positions are total lying garbage. Now you are citing one of those lying garbage picks as the authority on what Stupid Bobby is doing. You're going to have to get your spin spun better than that.

BTW there is video floating around of CNN congratulating the NBC reporter who "had a hunch" and was there for the pre dawn raid of Stone's house. The NBC reporter claims he thought something was happening at Stone's house at 3 AM because of "unusual FBI activity in DC".

[Sanguine]

That list reminds me of a big game hunter posing for pictures with dead gophers, raccoons, and a stray tabby he shot with his Model 1895 Big Bore.

This one?

[Right_in_Virginia]

Stone left his house and appeared in court shackled at the wrists and ankles.

And the architect, Hillary Clinton,  sips her chardonnay.