Roger Stone will still be sentenced Thursday, a federal judge ruled, amid a tumultuous week that saw Pres. Trump suggest she is biased and several prosecutors quit his case after Justice Dept. leadership rescinded their initial sentencing recommendation.
Judge Amy Berman Jackson says she'll consider his latest request for a new trial on a different schedule and will give him time to appeal after she makes her sentencing judgment.Jackson didn't comment at the 15-minute hearing on the prosecutor withdrawals or political furor over the case.Stone was convicted last year on seven charges of obstruction, lying to Congress and witness tampering, but has asked for a new trial.
Roger Stone associate defends Justice Department prosecutors who quit following revised sentencing request The hearing came one week after the four prosecutors who took Stone's case to trial argued he should be sentenced to seven to nine years in prison.
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