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originally posted by: AugustusMasonicus
a reply to: network dude
Anyone who lies to Congress should go to prison, Democrat, Republican or whatever their political persuasion.
originally posted by: FredT
Be that as it may, the witness tampering charge IMHO is the most serious. And even if it was only one person, he still committed a crime and he still got caught and convicted.
originally posted by: UKTruth
Whilst it's fairly obvious that the SC targeted Stone because he was associated to Trump, likely to try and squeeze him to flip, it has to be said that Stone is still a bloody idiot.
It seems he actually did nothing wrong in terms of the whole Ruissia debacle, but he seems to have lied to try and insulate himself and also asked others to lie. Who knows why - maybe he was scared that what he had done would end up being charged in the current political climate.
Bottom line is he shot himself in the foot and handed a noose to the Washington crowd trying to get him.
originally posted by: Nickn3
originally posted by: AugustusMasonicus
a reply to: network dude
Anyone who lies to Congress should go to prison, Democrat, Republican or whatever their political persuasion.
Turn about is fair play. I think Congressmen should go to jail when they lie to the American people.
In a sentencing memorandum released on December 4, 2018, the Mueller investigation stated Flynn "deserves credit for accepting responsibility in a timely fashion and substantially assisting the government" and should receive little or no jail time
originally posted by: Metallicus
We all know his real crime was being pro-Trump.
How dare he?!
But in a surprise twist, one of the prosecution’s chief witnesses in the case — former radio talk show host and comedian Randy Credico — told Yahoo News Friday that he was in tears upon learning of the verdict and did not want to see Stone, who is facing up to 20 years in prison, go to jail because of his testimony.
“I hate to see the guy go to jail because of me,” Credico said in a phone interview minutes after the verdict. “I feel horrible that this happened. This is not a day to rejoice.”
One of the counts on which Stone was convicted, witness tampering, was based on a series of emails and texts he sent to Credico pressuring him to back up his story that the comedian was his backchannel to WikiLeaks. In one of those emails, Stone wrote: “You are a rat. A stoolie. ... Prepare to die.” Stone then appeared to threaten Credico’s service dog, Bianca, saying he would “take that dog away from you.”
But Credico said Friday he never took the threat to Bianca literally, saying he tried to make that clear on the witness stand when he told the jury he believed that Stone was a dog lover.
“Those threats about my dog were not anything I took seriously,” Credico said. “I only put [the emails and texts] out there as a brushback pitch. ... This was a fender-bender that spun into a 21-car pileup. All he had to do was tell the truth and this would not have spun out of control.”
originally posted by: AugustusMasonicus
a reply to: network dude
Anyone who lies to Congress should go to prison, Democrat, Republican or whatever their political persuasion.
originally posted by: GreenGunther
originally posted by: AugustusMasonicus
a reply to: network dude
Anyone who lies to Congress should go to prison, Democrat, Republican or whatever their political persuasion.
And if congress lies to the American people?
originally posted by: Wardaddy454
originally posted by: UKTruth
Whilst it's fairly obvious that the SC targeted Stone because he was associated to Trump, likely to try and squeeze him to flip, it has to be said that Stone is still a bloody idiot.
It seems he actually did nothing wrong in terms of the whole Ruissia debacle, but he seems to have lied to try and insulate himself and also asked others to lie. Who knows why - maybe he was scared that what he had done would end up being charged in the current political climate.
Bottom line is he shot himself in the foot and handed a noose to the Washington crowd trying to get him.
Democrats have done the same, and I don't see any in jail.
A a pyramid justice system.
originally posted by: network dude
Yup, it' just isn't that way. But I agree.
originally posted by: Metallicus
We all know his real crime was being pro-Trump.
How dare he?!
originally posted by: GreenGunther
And if congress lies to the American people?