BREAKING: Longtime Trump confidant Roger Stone sentenced to 40 months in prison for witness tampering, lying to Congress.
Roger Stone arrives at court prior to his sentencing hearing, Feb. 20, 2020, in Washington, D.C.ABC News has a team of reporters and producers inside and outside the courthouse.12:34 p.m. Judge Jackson sentences Stone to 40 months in prison"At this point, I want to take a short break," Judge Jackson says.After his defense counsel concluded an impassioned plea for a sentence with no incarceration, Roger Stone rises to say he chooses not to speak on his own behalf.11:16 a.m.
Pressed by Jackson about how the second memorandum was crafted, Crabb says he could not"engage in a discussion about the internal deliberations." "This is intolerable for the administration of justice," Jackson says."We had to waste considerable amount of time ... to get the defendant to comply with court orders."Judge Jackson then lists a few mitigating factors before turning to the sentencing grid, which dictates which sentence is appropriate after all sentence enhancements and downward departures are considered.10:55 a.m.
After an exchange about the veracity of prosecutors' claims that Stone did, in fact, threaten his longtime associate, Randy Credico , Jackson sides with the government.
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