Holly, if this is available on UK Netflix, you might find it interesting. And from the Associated Press today: WASHINGTON (AP) — He was proud of his reputation as a practitioner of political dirty tricks and frequently boasted about the extent of his contacts and the depth of his insider information. Now Roger Stone, a longtime friend and ally of President Donald Trump, faces a prison sentence for a collection of crimes that essentially amounts to exaggerating how much he knew, then lying and scrambling to keep those boasts from being exposed. Stone was convicted Friday of all seven counts in a federal indictment that accused him of lying to Congress, tampering with a witness and obstructing the House investigation into whether the Trump campaign coordinated with Russia to tip the 2016 election. He is the sixth Trump aide or adviser to be convicted of charges brought as part of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. Stone has denied wrongdoing and consistently criticized the case against him as politically motivated. He did not take the stand during the trial and his lawyers did not call any witnesses in his defense. The Stone case could be the last public gasp of the Mueller investigation, which wrapped up in March. Mueller made clear that his team never considered indicting Trump because the Justice Department prohibits the prosecution of a sitting president.
Holly, I hope you don't rely only on this forum for your information about U.S. politics. LOL Roger Stone has many talents, but he is mainly a political consultant, best known for his use of opposition research (digging up dirt on political opponents). He began his "career" back in the Nixon administration. "He's been called a "legendary political hit man" and "the undisputed master of the black arts of electioneering" — and that's according to quotes he put on his own website. "Politics is not about uniting people. It's about dividing people," Stone told the New Yorker's Jeffrey Toobin in a memorable 2008 profile titled "The Dirty Trickster (2008)." Stone was found guilty of five counts of lying to Congress, one of witness tampering, and one of obstructing a congressional committee proceeding. The 50 year sentence is what you would get if you added up the maximum possible sentences on every single count. The perjury charges will probably be lumped together, and I would bet he gets 5-7 years at most.