A federal judge declined to postpone Roger Stone’s sentencing set for Thursday, amid tumultuous developments in the case of the longtime informal Trump adviser
WASHINGTON—A federal judge declined to delay Roger Stone’s sentencing, set for Thursday, amid tumultuous developments in the case of the longtime informal adviser to President Trump, including his last-minute request for a new trial.
In a brief telephone hearing Tuesday morning, U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson said she was considering Mr. Stone’s request but that she wanted to go ahead with the sentencing as planned. She added that she wouldn’t require Mr. Stone to start serving any punishment until she ruled on the...
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