NEW: Judge sets Roger Stone's trial date for Nov. 5.
Roger Stone, former adviser to President Donald Trump, arrives for a court hearing in Washington on March 14, 2019.Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.Elisha Fieldstadt
A trial date for Roger Stone was set Thursday for November, and the judge presiding of the case said she expects it will last two weeks. Judge Amy Berman Jackson said she didn't wish to waste much time talking about the re-release of a book Stone published in 2017, which could have been considered a violation of hisDuring Thursday's hearing, she set his trial date for Nov. 5, 2019.
Stone, a former adviser to President Donald Trump, was arrested by the FBI in January. He faces seven charges arising from the special counsel's investigation into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, including five counts of making false statements, one count of obstruction and one count of witness tampering. Stone has denied all charges.
Stone, who appeared to court Thursday wearing thick-rimmed round glasses, a gray double-breasted suit, a navy tie and a pocket square, is due back for another status hearing on April 30.
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