Trump ally Roger Stone arrested on seven charges in Mueller inquiry

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Stone arrested in Florida on charges of obstruction, witness tampering and making false statements

Roger Stone, a key ally of Donald Trump, has been arrested on charges of obstruction, witness tampering and making false statements, the office of special counsel Robert Mueller announced on Friday.

The indictment alleges that Stone made multiple attempts to contact WikiLeaks through an intermediary about documents stolen from the Democratic national committee and passed on information to Trump’s election campaign team about the leaked documents.

Stone was arrested in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, following an indictment by a federal grand jury on 24 January in Washington DC, said a spokesman for Mueller, who is investigating Russia’s interference in the 2016 US election and any ties to the Trump campaign.

Stone will appear in court in Fort Lauderdale later on Friday, the spokesman said.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/25/roger-stone-trump-ally-arrested-on-seven-charges

[Gothmog]

1. Boom

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[dem4decades]

2. Flight risk. Lock him up.

[Doodley]

3. Mueller is leaving no Stone unturned.

[FakeNoose]

4. Today is going to be good

Go Robert Mueller! Get all the weasels and lock 'em up!

[Gothmog]

5. Roger Stones arrest video makes me happy

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