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Prosecutors Seek Harsh Sentence For Trump Confidant, Area Native Roger Stone
Ten days away from his scheduled sentencing, prosecutors are asking a federal judge to give a harsh prison sentence to longtime adviser and confidant of President Donald Trump, Roger Stone. Stone, a Fairfield County native who graduated from high school in Northern Westchester, was found guilty of lying to lawmakers who were investigating Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and other charges. He's due to be sentenced on Thursday, Feb. 20. In asking for a seven- to nine-year sentence for the 67-year-old Stone, prosecutors wrote on Monday, Feb. 10: "Roger S…
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Amid White House Order To Keep Quiet, Potential Testimony By Greenwich's Hope Hicks Seen As Key
President Trump and the White House continue to fight every Congressional subpoena. But the Republican administration's strategy may cause trouble for Trump's former communications director from Connecticut. Hope Hicks, a Greenwich native, is among a long line of past and present Trump higher-ups to ignore subpoenas to testify before Congress. This week, Hicks and another top Trump aide, Annie Donaldson, defied House Judiciary Committee subpoenas for documents relating to their work in the White House. Hicks and Donaldson now join other subpoena recipients -- Attorney General William…
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Trust In News Media Rising, Especially Confidence In Local News, Survey Says
It's been a quite a newsy week. And there's good news about those who cover and report "real news." Poynter Institute reports here that “after decades of declining trust in the press, coupled with relentless rhetorical attacks on the media by President Trump,” a new survey shows that “trust in media is up since last year, and the great majority of Americans trust their local news sources.” The full study by a trio of political and public policy scholars can be found online by clicking here: Titled "All Media Trust Is Local?" According to the Poynter Media Trust Survey, …
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