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Trump Confidant, Westchester HS Grad Roger Stone Sentenced
Roger Stone, a Fairfield County native who graduated from high school in Northern Westchester and has been a longtime adviser and confidant of President Donald Trump, was sentenced to prison for lying to lawmakers investigating Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and other charges. The 67-year-old Stone was indicted in January 2019 as part of special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into whether Russia colluded with the Trump's presidential campaign. Stone was sentenced to 40 months (three years, four months) in prison by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on Thursday, Feb.…
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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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Area Native Roger Stone Found Guilty Of Witness Tampering, Lying To Congress
Roger Stone, a Fairfield County native who graduated from high school in Northern Westchester and has been a longtime adviser and confidant of President Donald Trump, was found guilty of lying to lawmakers investigating Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and other charges. The 67-year-old Stone was indicted in January 2019 as part of special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into whether Russia colluded with the Trump's presidential campaign. A jury of nine women and three men deliberated starting on Thursday, Nov. 14 before announcing on late Friday morning, Nov. 15 t…
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House Committee Chairs Engel, Lowey Announce Support For Trump Impeachment Inquiry
Two chairpersons of major House of Representatives committees who represent parts of the area politicians have joined the cacophony of Democratic lawmakers calling for a formal impeachment hearing into President Donald Trump. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairmen Eliot Engel announced on Tuesday, July 30 that he supports the opening of an inquiry into the president, which has received support from nearly half of elected Democrats. Engel's district includes parts of Westchester and the Bronx. Following Engel’s announcement, Congresswoman Nita Lowey issued a statement in support of such an…
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Greenwich's Hope Hicks To Resign From White House Post
A day after testifying that she told “white lies” for President Donald Trump in front of the House Intelligence Committee over Russian meddling in the 2016 election, White House Communications Director Hope Hicks has resigned from her position in a major surprise. The 29-year-old Greenwich native provided private testimony for nearly 10 hours on Tuesday, where she reportedly discussed her time on the campaign trail with Trump, though she declined to answer questions about other figures involved in the campaign or the current White House. On Wednesday, Hicks, one of the president’s longest-s…
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Greenwich's Hope Hicks Admits She Tells 'White Lies' For Trump
White House Communications Director Hope Hicks admitted to telling “white lies” for President Trump during questioning before the House Intelligence Committee over Russia meddling in the 2016 election, according to reports. The Greenwich native provided private testimony for nearly 10 hours on Tuesday, where she reportedly discussed her time on the campaign trail with Trump, though she declined to answer questions about other figures involved in the campaign or the current White House. The New York Times reported that Hicks “insisted that she had not lied about matters material to the inves…
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Greenwich's Hope Hicks Expected To Meet With House Intel Committee
White House Communications Director Hope Hicks, a 2006 graduate of Greenwich High School, is expected to meet with the House Intelligence Committee this week as part of the Russia investigation, according to CNN. Hicks, 28, was usually by President Donald Trump's side during the campaign, attending nearly every rally as his press secretary, CNN said. The House panel wants to ask Hicks about any contact between other Trump associates and Russians, CNN said. The committee is likely to ask her about the White House's involvement in crafting a misleading response last summer after a June 2016…
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