{"id":7625,"date":"2020-02-20T15:49:24","date_gmt":"2020-02-20T19:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=7625"},"modified":"2020-02-20T15:49:24","modified_gmt":"2020-02-20T19:49:24","slug":"stone-gets-40-months-another-trump-loyalist-sentenced-to-prison-while-no-swamp-creatures-have-even-been-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=7625","title":{"rendered":"STONE GETS 40 MONTHS: Another Trump Loyalist Sentenced to Prison While No Swamp Creatures Have Even Been Arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Roger Stone Sentenced To More Than Three Years In Prison<\/h1>\n<p><!--more-->Zerohedge.com<\/p>\n<p>Longtime Trump ally Roger Stone was sentenced to 40 months in prison and pay a $20,000 fine on Thursday for witness tampering and lying to Congress. He will be on probation upon his release.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/stone_0.jpg?itok=Zth8LGAV\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/stone_0.jpg?itok=Zth8LGAV\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/stone_0.jpg?itok=H6IFeYXA 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1280px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/stone_0.jpg?itok=H6IFeYXA 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 480px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/stone_0.jpg?itok=H6IFeYXA 1x, https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/stone_0.jpg?itok=H6IFeYXA 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1024px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/stone_0.jpg?itok=H6IFeYXA 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/stone_0.jpg?itok=Zth8LGAV 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/stone_0.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"21575c28-99b5-497c-9422-db772a1a16cf\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"SandboxRoot env-bp-350\" data-twitter-event-id=\"0\">\n<div id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"EmbeddedTweet EmbeddedTweet--cta js-clickToOpenTarget\" lang=\"en\" data-click-to-open-target=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MMineiro_CNS\/status\/1230547306224799744\" data-iframe-title=\"Twitter Tweet\" data-scribe=\"page:tweet\" data-twitter-event-id=\"7\">\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-tweetContainer\">\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-tweet\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breakdown of Roger Stone&#39;s sentence:<\/p>\n<p>COUNT 1 &#8211; 40 MONTHS<br \/>COUNT 2 to 6 &#8212; 12 MONTHS<br \/>COUNTS 7 &#8212; 18 MONTHS<\/p>\n<p>*all to run concurrently*<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Megan Mineiro (@meganmineiro) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/meganmineiro\/status\/1230547306224799744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 20, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Despite a controversial move by AG William Barr to overrule federal prosecutors&#8217; recommended sentence, Judge Amy Berman Jackson added enhanced &#8216;points&#8217; to his sentencing guideline as the hearing went on, saying &#8216;Stone&#8217;s belligerence and lies\u00a0<strong>are a threat to the very foundation of our democracy<\/strong>.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The truth still exists,&#8221; she added. &#8220;The truth still matters.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Judge Jackson says on Roger Stone&#39;s obstruction of justice &quot;this is intolerable to the administration of justice and the court should not sit ideally by, shrug its shoulders and say well that is just roger being roger.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Megan Mineiro (@meganmineiro) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/meganmineiro\/status\/1230523961550757889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 20, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The execution of the sentence will be delayed until Jackson decides whether Stone&#8217;s request for a new trial after the jury forewoman in his case &#8211; a former Democratic political candidate, outed herself as a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/lead-juror-roger-stone-trial-left-wing-former-political-candidate-who-despises-trump\">far-left Democrat<\/a>\u00a0who had posted inflammatory anti-Trump content on social media.<\/p>\n<div class=\"SandboxRoot env-bp-350\" data-twitter-event-id=\"1\">\n<div id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"EmbeddedTweet EmbeddedTweet--cta js-clickToOpenTarget\" lang=\"en\" data-click-to-open-target=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MMineiro_CNS\/status\/1230523961550757889\" data-iframe-title=\"Twitter Tweet\" data-scribe=\"page:tweet\" data-twitter-event-id=\"6\">\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-tweetContainer\">\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"Tweet h-entry js-tweetIdInfo subject expanded\" cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MMineiro_CNS\/status\/1230523961550757889\" data-tweet-id=\"1230523961550757889\" data-scribe=\"section:subject\">\n<div class=\"Tweet-header\">\n<div class=\"TweetAuthor js-inViewportScribingTarget\" data-scribe=\"component:author\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Stone was convicted in November on seven counts, including lying to Congress, tampering with a witness, and obstructing House Democrats&#8217; investigation into Russian collusion, according to\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/3f25972591780e9750d6fc17bcff506b\">AP<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Thursday&#8217;s jail sentence comes on the heels of a mini-revolt inside the Justice Department after Attorney General William Barr overrode four career prosecutors, who recommended an absurd 7-9 years in prison for process crimes &#8211; a decision that President Trump called a &#8220;miscarriage of justice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I haven\u2019t given it any thought &#8230; but I think he\u2019s been treated very unfairly,&#8221; said Trump this week, who called the original sentence a &#8220;miscarriage of justice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is a horrible and very unfair situation. The real crimes were on the other side, as nothing happens to them. Cannot allow this miscarriage of justice! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rHPfYX6Vbv\">https:\/\/t.co\/rHPfYX6Vbv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/1227122206783811585?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 11, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Continue reading at:\u00a0<a style=\"font-size: 12px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/roger-stone-sentenced\">Roger Stone Sentenced To More Than Three Years In Prison | Zero Hedge<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Roger Stone Sentenced To More Than Three Years In Prison<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7625","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7625"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7625\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}