Nov 13 U.S. government says Roger Stone ‘undermined’ Russia inquiry By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press Stone, 67, was indicted in January as part of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian electoral tampering. Continue reading
Nov 12 Stone sought to ‘debrief’ Kushner on DNC email hack, Rick Gates testifies By Michael Balsamo, Eric Tucker, Matthew Barakat, Associated Press Rick Gates, who was Donald Trump's deputy campaign chairman, received a text message from Roger Stone on June 15, 2016, asking for Kushner's contact information, so Stone could "debrief" Kushner on developments about the hacked emails. Continue reading
Nov 08 Steve Bannon says Roger Stone was Trump campaign’s link to WikiLeaks By Ashraf Khalil, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press "The campaign had no official access to WikiLeaks or to Julian Assange," Bannon told the court. "But Roger would be considered if we needed an access point."… Continue reading
Nov 07 Trial reveals Roger Stone quoted Nixon as he urged witness to stonewall Congress By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press Prosecutors focused on a text exchange in which they say Stone pressured an associate, radio host Randy Credico, not to give testimony that would contradict what Stone had previously told Congress. Continue reading
Nov 06 Watch 4:50 News Wrap: Mexico still looking for gunmen who killed 9 Americans In our news wrap Wednesday, authorities in northern Mexico are still hunting for the drug cartel gunmen who killed nine Americans, including six children, in a brutal ambush on Monday. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador insisted the attacks would… Continue watching
Nov 05 Watch 4:56 News Wrap: 9 Americans killed in brutal Mexican ambush In our news wrap Tuesday, nine Americans, including six children, were brutally killed in an ambush in northern Mexico, about 75 miles south of the U.S. border. Mexican officials are investigating whether the attack was a case of mistaken identity. Continue watching
Nov 05 On 1st day of trial, Roger Stone leaves early over food poisoning By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press The trial of Roger Stone, the flamboyant former confidant of President Donald Trump, kicked off Tuesday amid a host of medical issues involving both the defendant and a spectator. Continue reading
Feb 21 Watch 4:53 News Wrap: Pope Francis opens historic summit on sex abuse In our news wrap Thursday, Pope Francis opened a landmark Vatican summit on the Catholic Church’s clerical sex abuse crisis. Some 190 bishops and other leaders listened as he shared 21 proposals for specific action. Meanwhile, a federal judge in… Continue watching
Feb 21 Roger Stone under full gag order after posting photo of judge By Associated Press U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson said Thursday she believes Stone would "pose a danger" to others in the case if she didn't institute the order. Continue reading
Feb 19 Watch 4:51 News Wrap: Trump attacks 16 states challenging his emergency declaration In our news wrap Tuesday, President Trump attacked the 16 states that have so far challenged his national emergency declaration in federal court. The president predicted he would win the legal battle and referred to the filing states as representing… Continue watching