Jan 26 Trump ally Stone charged with lying about hacked emails By Eric Tucker, Chad Day, Associated Press President Donald Trump’s confidant Roger Stone has been charged with lying about his pursuit of Russian-hacked emails damaging to Hillary Clinton’s 2016 election bid. Prosecutors allege that senior Trump campaign officials sought to leverage the stolen material into a White… Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch 8:57 After indictment, pressure on Stone is ‘significant,’ says former prosecutor Former Trump adviser Roger Stone has been indicted by special counsel Robert Mueller on seven counts, including obstructing an investigation, making false statements and tampering with a witness. The indictment focuses on the relationship with WikiLeaks head Julian Assange and… Continue watching
Jan 25 Watch 11:56 Shields and Brooks on shutdown resolution, Roger Stone indictment Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the deal to reopen the government temporarily, the president’s falling approval ratings and the indictment of former Trump adviser… Continue watching
Jan 25 4 takeaways from Trump confidant Roger Stone’s indictment By Daniel Bush The 24-page indictment laid out Stone’s role as a middleman between the Trump campaign and WikiLeaks. Continue reading
Jan 25 President Donald Trump blasts arrest of confidant Roger Stone on Twitter By Associated Press Stone is a former Trump campaign adviser. He's the sixth Trump associate charged in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into the Trump campaign and possible coordination with Russian efforts to sway the 2016 election. Continue reading
Jan 25 Read the full charges against Trump confidant Roger Stone By Laura Santhanam Roger Stone is scheduled to make a court appearance at 11 a.m. ET Friday. Continue reading
Jan 25 WATCH: Trump associate Roger Stone arrested, faces obstruction charge from Russia investigation By Eric Tucker, Chad Day, Associated Press Roger Stone, a confidant of President Donald Trump, was arrested Friday morning on several criminal charges stemming from the special counsel's Russia investigation. Continue reading
Dec 04 Trump praises former adviser who refuses to testify against him. Is this witness tampering? By Michael Balsamo, Eric Tucker, Associated Press President Donald Trump praised a key witness in the Russia investigation Monday for having the "guts" not to testify against him, and said his former lawyer — who cut a deal with prosecutors — should head straight to prison. Continue reading
Dec 01 Trump aides caught in web of deception over Russia contacts By Eric Tucker, Associated Press One lied about his knowledge of Russian-hacked emails, another about a Russian real estate deal, a third about dialogue over sanctions with a Russian ambassador. Continue reading
Nov 26 Associate of Roger Stone says he’ll reject plea offer in Mueller probe By Chad Day, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Jerome Corsi, a conservative author who has pushed conspiracy theories, told news organizations he planned to reject a potential plea deal with prosecutors because it would force him to admit to willfully lying, which he insisted he did not do. Continue reading