Roger Stone sentenced to 40 months in prison for obstructing Russia investigation – live
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Roger Stone will not report to prison for at least a few weeks, until Judge Amy Berman Jackson rules on his motion claiming juror bias in the case.
Press and onlookers waiting for Stone, who is not going to prison for a least a few weeks, to emerge. pic.twitter.com/Z6LfVH8j9r
As she delivered her sentence, Judge Amy Berman Jackson delivered a defense of facts, accusing Roger Stone of disregarding them in his case.
“The truth still exists. The truth still matters,” Jackson said. “Roger Stone’s insistence that it doesn’t, his pride in his own lies are a threat to the very foundation of this democracy.”
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