Former US special prosecutor Miller: "Russia-connected" investigation is "important" for the US
Xinhua News Agency, Washington, July 11th (Reporter Xu Jianmei and Deng Xianlai) Former U.S. Department of Justice special prosecutor Robert Miller published an article on the "Washington Post" website on the 11th that the "through Russia" investigation is "critical to the United States." Roger Stone, the former political adviser exempted from President Trump’s sentence, remains "a convicted felon."
This is Miller's first public voice since he testified before the House of Representatives in July last year.
Miller said that the two-year investigation did not determine that members of the Trump campaign team were "conspiracy" with the Russian government, but found many links between the people who helped Trump, including Stone, and the Russian government. . The findings found that the Russian government intervened in the 2016 U.S. elections and also determined that the Trump campaign "want to benefit from the information stolen and published by Russia."
Miller said in the article that Stone was prosecuted and convicted because he committed a federal crime. Although he was exempted from the sentence, the crime was still convicted and the sentence was correct.
Stone was one of the early members of the Trump campaign. After leaving, he still kept in touch with the campaign team and publicly assisted Trump in the election. He was found guilty of conviction to Congress, obstruction of judicial procedures, and interference with witnesses in November 2019. He was sentenced to 40 months in prison in February this year and was originally scheduled to serve his sentence on July 14. The White House announced on July 10 that Trump decided to exonerate Stone.
In the "Tong Russia" investigation conducted by Miller from 2017 to 2019, 8 people pleaded guilty or were convicted, and more than 20 Russian individuals and entities were charged by the United States. The Russian government has repeatedly denied intervention in the 2016 US presidential election. (Participating reporter: Sun Ding)