The criminal trial of President Trump's longtime adviser Roger Stone is set to begin. Stone has pleaded not guilty to charges of obstructing justice, witness tampering and lying to the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee
WASHINGTON - The criminal trial of President Donald Trump’s longtime adviser Roger Stone is set to begin on Tuesday in what could become a colorful sideshow generating unflattering headlines for the president even as he faces a fast-moving impeachment inquiry.
The trial will start on Tuesday with jury selection, and opening statements could begin as soon as Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson said on Monday. The indictment refers to an October 2016 email from a “high-ranking Trump Campaign official” asking Stone to inquire about future releases of emails by “Organization 1,” a reference to Wikileaks. Stone responded that “Organization 1” would release “a load every week going forward.” The election was in November 2016.
Prosecutors have not yet made their witness list public, though they said at a pre-trial hearing on Monday that they intend to call an FBI agent as their first witness.Stone is accused of threatening Credico and his little white dog Bianca, and trying to intimidate him in text messages by urging him to “do a ‘Frank Pentangeli’” - a reference to a character in the movie “The Godfather Part II” who recants his testimony to Congress about mobster Michael Corleone amid witness intimidation.
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