Trump associate Roger Stone arrested in Fort Lauderdale

Roger Stone, former collaborator of President Donald Trump, was arrested today by the FBI at his home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Stone, 66, has been formally charged with several charges brought against him by special prosecutor Robert Mueller, who is in charge of investigating the Russian plot over Moscow’s interference in the 2016 election campaign.

The agents arrived at Stone’s home shortly before 6:00 a.m. this Friday and inspected the house, which they accessed after he himself opened the door.

Stone is charged with an alleged offense of obstructing an official proceeding, another five crimes of false statements and a charge of tampering with witnesses, according to the Department of Justice.

Read Roger Stone indictment below,The indictment was filed on Thursday.

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Stone worked briefly until 2015 as an adviser to Trump during the presidential campaign, although he continued to offer his services informally, according to several media.


On December 3, Trump praised on Twitter that Stone announced that he was not going to testify in the case about the Russian plot.

“I will never testify against Trump.” This statement was recently made by Roger Stone, basically saying that he will never be forced to invent lies and stories about “President Trump” by a prosecutor who goes free and is out of control. ) Good to know that some people still have ‘guts’! “, wrote the president.


It’s expected that Stone will appear in court this Friday.

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