Defense attorneys for Roger Stone demanded a new trial on Feb. 14, one day after President Trump suggested that the forewoman in his longtime political confidant’s case had “significant bias.” The legal motion could affect Stone’s Feb. 20 sentencing date on charges of witness tampering and lying to Congress.
Washington Post: Roger Stone asks for new trial
Former advisor to U.S. President Donald Trump, Roger Stone, departs the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse with his wife Nydia (R) after being found guilty of obstructing a congressional investigation into Russias interference in the 2016 election on Nov. 15, 2019 in Washington, DC.
