3 years and 4 months in prison for former political adviser of Trump camp at 21:23 on February 21
The U.S. District Court has sentenced a three-year, four-month sentence to a former political adviser to the Trump camp for alleged perjury and other charges over Russia's alleged Russian allegations. The case follows an unusual course in which Trump's case was changed after he was strongly dissatisfied with the prosecution's sentence, and some speculated that he might pardon a former political adviser. The future response is attracting attention.
Roger Stone, a political adviser to the Trump camp in the last US presidential election, was charged with seven perjuries, including perjury, for giving false testimony in a parliamentary investigation into the allegations of Russia.
In the trial, the prosecution initially sought a sentence of 7 to 9 years in prison on 10th of this month, but an unusual course in which the Justice Department changed the sentence immediately after Trump complained on Twitter that the sentence was too heavy. Opposition and Democrats have raised criticism, saying, "It is an abuse of power."
A federal district court in Washington, DC, sentenced Stone to three years and four months in prison on the 20th.
According to US media, the judge noted that "the defendant sought to conceal the actions of the president," and said that the sentencing was not politically affected.
Meanwhile, after receiving the sentencing sentence, President Trump reiterated his complaint, saying, "The jury was contaminated and 'anti-Trump.'"
There is some opinion in the US media that President Trump will pardon Stone, his long-standing friend, and his attention will be paid to the future.