President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump opens new line of impeachment attack for Democrats Bloomberg to spend 0M on anti-Trump ads in battleground states New witness claims first-hand account of Trump’s push for Ukraine probes MORE on Friday complained of a historic “double standard” after his longtime associate Roger StoneRoger Jason StoneGates sentencing set for next month The Hill’s 12:30 Report: Former Ukraine envoy offers dramatic testimony Trump bemoans ‘double standard’ in Stone conviction MORE was convicted on seven felony counts, including lying to Congress and witness tampering related to his efforts to feed the Trump campaign information on WikiLeaks in 2016.
Trump bemoaned in a tweet shortly after the verdict was announced that Stone was convicted of lying when several of his political rivals were not. Among those Trump suggested should be considered were Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonWhat are Democrats going to do once Donald Trump leaves office? Trump to hold campaign rally in Florida later this month Krystal Ball accuses Democrats of having ‘zero moral authority’ amid impeachment inquiry MORE, former CIA Director John BrennanJohn Owen BrennanTrump bemoans ‘double standard’ in Stone conviction The curious timeline for taking down Trump Brennan: Russian election interference ‘changed the mind of at least one voter’ MORE, former FBI agent Peter Strzok, Rep. Adam SchiffAdam Bennett SchiffTrump opens new line of impeachment attack for Democrats Yovanovitch impeachment testimony gives burst of momentum to Democrats Five takeaways from ex-ambassador’s dramatic testimony MORE (D-Calif.) and former special counsel Robert MuellerRobert (Bob) Swan MuellerSpeier says impeachment inquiry shows ‘very strong case of bribery’ by Trump Gowdy: I ‘100 percent’ still believe public congressional hearings are ‘a circus’ Comey: Mueller ‘didn’t succeed in his mission because there was inadequate transparency’ MORE.
“Didn’t they lie?” Trump tweeted. “A double standard like never seen before in the history of our Country?”
….A double standard like never seen before in the history of our Country?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 15, 2019
Prosecutors said that Stone lied to the House Intelligence Committee in a September 2017 deposition when he told lawmakers that he had no records of communications with his intermediary with WikiLeaks or with the Trump campaign about WikiLeaks. Stone was also accused of lying about the identity of his intermediary.
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Stone’s legal team argued that the right-wing provocateur was not trying to deceive Congress but that he believed the WikiLeaks controversy did not fit the parameters of the House Intelligence Committee’s parameters of its investigation into Russia’s efforts to influence the election.
Stone’s conviction makes him the latest Trump associate to be criminally implicated in Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. He joins former Trump campaign chairman Paul ManafortPaul John ManafortGates sentencing set for next month Yovanovitch says John Solomon’s columns were used to push false allegations Trump bemoans ‘double standard’ in Stone conviction MORE, former national security adviser Michael Flynn, former Trump attorney Michael CohenMichael Dean CohenTrump bemoans ‘double standard’ in Stone conviction Day one impeachment hearings draw 13.1M viewers, down 32 percent from Comey hearings DC bars to open early for impeachment mania MORE, and former campaign advisers Richard Gates and George PapadopoulosGeorge Demetrios PapadopoulosCalifornia governor sets special election to replace Katie Hill Trump bemoans ‘double standard’ in Stone conviction The Hill’s Campaign Report: Red-state governors races pose test for Trump MORE.
Trump has in the past sought to distance himself from Stone’s involvement with his campaign. He said in February that he had not thought about a possible pardon for Stone as he was awaiting trial.
“First of all, Roger Stone didn’t work on the campaign, except way, way at the beginning long before we’re talking about,” Trump said at the time. “Roger is somebody that I’ve always liked, but a lot of people like Roger, some people probably don’t like Roger, but Roger Stone’s somebody I’ve always liked.”
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