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Thu Feb 7, 2019, 08:08 PM Feb 2019

Marking Suggests Roger Stone's Case Part of Bigger One

Marking Suggests Roger Stone’s Case Part of Bigger One

February 7, 2019 at 4:49 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 78 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2019/02/07/marking-suggests-roger-stones-case-part-of-bigger-one/

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ABC News: “On the copy of Stone’s indictment filed to the official docket for his case, a marking from the U.S. district court clerk’s office reveals it has a ‘related case’ — the July 13 indictment against a dozen Russian intelligence officers accused of hacking the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta.”

“The seven charges against Stone are for allegedly lying to lawmakers and attempting to intimidate a witness. Legal experts said the assertion that the hacking case is ‘related’ means the prosecutors consider both cases to be part of a larger story.”

“The marking indicates prosecutors see a ‘common nucleus of facts’ in the cases.”

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