By Spencer S. Hsu Spencer S. Hsu Investigative reporter Email Bio Follow May 3 at 9:56 PM U.S. prosecutors urged a judge Friday to reject Trump confidant Roger Stone’s request to throw out his indictment in special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s Russia investigation, including rejecting Stone’s claim that the Justice Department improperly funded the probe using money Congress set aside for “independent” instead of “special counsels.
Stone, 66, who has pleaded not guilty to charges of lying to Congress and obstructing justice, argued via his attorneys that Congress allowed the independent counsel statute to expire in 1999. Mueller was appointed special counsel under rules the Justice Department set up later, but Stone claims Congress should have changed its funding law.U.S.
Even if there were a technical error, prosecutors said, Stone’s proposal would do more public harm than good. The seven-count grand jury indictment of Stone was valid; the investigation, charge, and prosecution were authorized by and carried out with other Justice Department personnel; and the agency would have funded Mueller’s using other money, they wrote.Stone faces trial Nov.
No 'Collusion '. Hmm. Mueller has another big problem.
They sent more people to arrest Stone than Obama sent to assist the people in Benghazi.
Other lies: Jared Kushner just threw Donald Trump Jr. under the bus.
Isn't this guy Stone in prison yet, jeez lock him up already.
Roger stone is a patriot. The goal here was to financially break stone.
What happened to Donald Trump Jr.'s Russia meeting contradicts White House's defenses? WPost lied made up the whole thing.
Mueller did not indict Stone in his report. This is huge.
In Mueller 400 page report not anywhere was Roger Stone charged with conspiracy or obstruction. Mueller final report did not charge anyone in Trump campaign with conspiracy or anything Russia. Roger stone has a good case here. No American was charged in the report.
That mug.
Old funny face
That's what a political prisoner looks like That's what democrats would like to do 2 all of us who support our president.
LOL That's a new one!!! Bit late for that isn't it?
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