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| Trump ally Roger Stone convicted of lying to Congress | Trump ally Roger Stone convicted of lying to Congress |
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| US President Donald Trump's adviser Roger Stone has been convicted on seven counts of lying to Congress, obstruction and witness tampering. | |
| The court heard he lied about his efforts to learn more about when WikiLeaks would publish damaging emails about Hillary Clinton in 2016. | The court heard he lied about his efforts to learn more about when WikiLeaks would publish damaging emails about Hillary Clinton in 2016. |
| The jury returned its verdict on day two of deliberations in Washington DC. | The jury returned its verdict on day two of deliberations in Washington DC. |
| Witness tampering carries a sentence of up to 20 years in prison. The other counts can carry five years each. | Witness tampering carries a sentence of up to 20 years in prison. The other counts can carry five years each. |
| The court heard Stone lied in September 2017 during his testimony to the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee's inquiry into alleged Russian interference in the US elections a year earlier. | |
| He was asked about WikiLeaks' release of damaging emails about Mrs Clinton - President Donald Trump's Democratic rival in the vote. | |
| US intelligence officials and Department of Justice Special Counsel Robert Mueller later concluded those messages had been stolen by Russian hackers. | |
| Stone is the sixth Trump aide or adviser convicted in a criminal case resulting from Mr Mueller's since-concluded investigation. | |
| The trial heard Stone had told five lies under oath, including about his conversations with Trump campaign officials and a supposed "intermediary" with WikiLeaks in early August 2016. | |
| He also lied about the existence of certain texts or emails. | |
| Prosecutors told the court that Stone had made the false statements to protect Mr Trump's image. | |
| Stone - who did not take the stand during the trial - maintained the case against him was politically motivated. | |
| Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon testified against Stone during the trial. | |
| Mr Bannon told the court that Stone had boasted about his links to WikiLeaks and its founder Julian Assange. | |
| Stone had also tipped off the Trump campaign about new batches of damaging emails. | |
| He told Congress his intermediary with WikiLeaks was New York radio host and comedian Randy Credico, who interviewed Assange in 2016. | |
| But prosecutors said Stone's actual go-between with WikiLeaks was a conservative author, Jerome Corsi. | |
| When Credico later testified to US lawmakers, he said Stone had advised him to "do a 'Frank Pentangeli'" - referring to a character in the Godfather movies who lies to Congress. | |
| Stone also threatened Credico's therapy dog, Bianca, saying he was "going to take that dog away from you", the trial heard. |