FBI Arrest Roger Stone in Morning Raid, Faces 7 Count Indictment READ INDICTMENT

FBI Arrest Roger Stone in Morning Raid, Faces 7 Count Indictment READ INDICTMENT

Long-time advisor to President Donald Trump Roger Stone was arrested Friday morning by the FBI in a 6 a.m. raid at his home. The arrest was sparked by a seven-count indictment from Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller's office. 

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The indictment is a sweeping collection of charges 

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COUNT 1:

From in or around May 2017 through at least December 2017, within the District of Columbia and elsewhere, the defendant ROGER JASON STONE, JR., corruptly influenced, obstructed, impeded, and endeavored to influence, obstruct, and impede the due and proper exercise of the power of inquiry under which any inquiry and investigation is being had by either House, and any committee of either House and any joint committee of the Congress, to wit: STONE testified falsely and misleadingly at a HPSCI hearing in or around September 2017; STONE failed to turn over and lied about the existence of responsive records to HPSCI’s requests about documents; STONE submitted and caused to be submitted a letter to HPSCI falsely and misleadingly describing communications with Person 2; and STONE attempted to have Person 2 testify falsely before HPSCI or prevent him from testifying. All in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1505 and 2.

COUNT 2:

STONE testified falsely that he did not have emails with third parties about the head of Organization 1, and that he did not have any documents, emails, or text messages that refer to the head of Organization 1.

COUNT 3:

STONE testified falsely that his August 2016 references to being in contact with the head of Organization 1 were references to communications with a single “go-between,” “mutual friend,” and “intermediary,” who STONE identified as Person 2.

COUNT 4:

STONE testified falsely that he did not ask the person he referred to as his “go-between,” “mutual friend,” and “intermediary,” to communicate anything to the head of

Organization 1 and did not ask the intermediary to do anything on STONE’s behalf.

COUNT 5:

STONE testified falsely that he and the person he referred to as his “go-between,” “mutual friend,” and “intermediary” did not communicate via text message or email about Organization 1.

COUNT 6:

STONE testified falsely that he had never discussed his conversations with the person he referred to as his “go-between,” “mutual friend,” and “intermediary” with anyone involved in the Trump Campaign.

COUNT 7:

Paragraphs 1 through 39 of this Indictment are re-alleged and incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein. Between in or around September 2017 and present, within the District of Columbia and elsewhere, the defendant ROGER JASON STONE, JR., knowingly and intentionally corruptly persuaded and attempted to corruptly persuade another person, to wit: Person 2, with intent to influence, delay, and prevent the testimony of any person in an official proceeding. All in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1512(b)(1).