Roger Stone to Plead Fifth During House Questioning

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Roger Stone to Plead Fifth During House Questioning

December 16, 2021 at 1:16 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 86 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2021/12/16/roger-stone-to-plead-fifth-during-house-questioning/

"SNIP......

Roger Stone will appear for a Jan. 6 committee deposition tomorrow and plead the Fifth to each question asked, Politico reports.

......SNIP"

[Shermann]

1. I'm confused...Trump once said pleading the Fifth was for 'the mob' nt

[applegrove]

2. His mob.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

5. DUzy!

[bluestarone]

3. Ask a million questions

[panader0]

8. That was my thought too.

Make him take the fifth hundreds of times.

[Budi]

4. Isn't that Roger's standard plea everytime he's hauled before a court?

Dirty Roger.

[sanatanadharma]

6. In summary, Mr Stone, as you have plead the 5th to every question...

...can we assume that you believe, based upon your personal knowledge in the matters of which we have been speaking...
...do you believe that everything that was done in the matters and days and doings culminating in the attack upon American Democracy...
...do you believe, based upon your answers Mister Stone, that all these activities were unlawful? Yes or no!

[NCjack]

7. I hope his appearance is recorded and played for the public.

[Harker]

12. There should be grimaces and twitching. n/t

[Takket]

9. why is he even showing up?

is he not with the program? just don't show up and you buy yourself at least 7 more months of freedom to screw around.......

[Ray Bruns]

11. You have to show up. You can take the fifth as many times as you want.

But you gotta show up.

[Sherman A1]

19. He is very much with the program and apparently a lot sharper than Bannon

and Meadows. Show up, plead the fifth and they can't fill a contempt complaint against you.

[Buckeyeblue]

10. Give him immunity. Then he has to testify.

[Ford_Prefect]

15. Qualified immunity limited to certain questions.

He's looking for the door to immunity so he can lie his way out of any culpability. Roger was a major player in this just like Manafort and if there was anything dirty in the plan or the financing BOTH of them were in it up to their necks. That's how they roll.

[Buckeyeblue]

16. It is. But if you get qualified immunity you are still on the hook for perjury

Stone is owned by Trump. So he's not going to be honest. These people still think Trump is going to retake the presidency.

[Ford_Prefect]

18. I have an alternative plan for Mr. Stone involving ants and a jar of honey but it is not

considered in the rules of conduct for a Congressional Investigation, nor I suspect would the testimony derived be admissible, strictly speaking. However I do suspect it could lead to very interesting answers from some of the other recalcitrant witnesses.

Just my two cents worth of investigatory proposal, what with water-boarding being off the table, as it were.

[Buckeyeblue]

20. I'd bet that Stone is on record somewhere being pro-waterboarding

Maybe we should see if he maintains that position.

[Ford_Prefect]

22. I'm sure he's the nasty Neo-Con we have assumed him to be. Sauce for the goose they do say...

[DeeNice]

13. You don't say... nt

[jmowreader]

14. "Mr. Stone...

…President Trump, who you are trying to protect, claims a person who has nothing to hide would be happy to answer questions. Since you ‘pleaded the Fifth’ when we asked you if you’re Roger Stone, then proceeded to do the same thing for every question after that, the Committee must assume that you are in fact guilty of what we’re asking you about.”

“No! That’s not what I meant at all!”

“Then start giving us some straight answers.”

[brooklynite]

17. Most crime bosses are natty dressers...

[mnmoderatedem]

21. surprising

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