Daily Mail: Trump ally Roger Stone arrested by Federal agents with GUNS DRAWN shouting 'FBI! Open the door!' in dramatic pre-dawn raid following indictment in Mueller's Russia probe on seven counts related to WikiLeaks hack of Democrats' emails during 2016 election
* Roger Stone, a former longtime confidant of President Donald Trump, arrested in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
* Facing seven charges including making false statements and witness tampering
* He is due to make his first court appearance later on Friday, as Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort is also set to appear in court in Virginia
* Stone has long been thought central to the investigation
* He told DailyMail.com on January 4 that he didn't expect to be indicted: 'They've tried hard, but I didn't do anything illegal. That's why I'm not worried'
* White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders insisted the indictment 'has nothing to do with the president and certainly nothing to do with the White House'
Roger Stone, a former longtime confidant of President Donald Trump, was arrested in Florida on Friday morning following a federal indictment resulting from Special Counsel Robert Mueller's sprawling probe into Russian election meddling.
FBI agents armed with rifles took the self-described political dirty trickster into custody in a dramatic pre-dawn raid with their weapons drawn and a lead agent shouting 'FBI! Open the door! We have a warrant!'
With tactical flashlights shining in his face, Stone confirmed his identity to the agents and was led away.
Stone is charged with seven federal counts including five of making false statements, one of witness tampering and one of obstruction of official proceedings.
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WNU Editor: For the past year many were predicting this arrest, including from Roger Stone himself. The indictment can be read from here, and after a quick read he is being hit with a process crime (lying and obstruction). The evidence that is being presented for the obstruction charge and lying to Congress looks strong to me. What I do not understand is why did he lie in the first place. The details that he was asked about were not criminal in nature. One of the persons that he threatened told him he was an idiot for lying (and that person is right). I guess we will find out more when he goes to trial, and (I predict) when he pleads out. As for Russian collusion .... there is nothing in this indictment pertaining to that. There is a reference that a campaign official wanted to know when Wikileaks would release their next batch of Democrat emails, but so what, everyone under the sun wanted to know at that time if Wikileaks was going to release more emails. As to who is that official? According to reports it is Steve Bannon, who has already talked to the Mueller Counsel and the Senate Intelligence Committee on this exchange .... Steve Bannon is the 'high-ranking' Trump official in Roger Stone indictment who asked about future WikiLeaks releases in October 2016 (CNBC).
More News On The Arrest Of Roger Stone
Trump associate Stone arrested, faces obstruction charge -- AP
Trump longtime ally Stone arrested in U.S. Special Counsel probe -- Reuters
Roger Stone arrested following Mueller indictment -- Politico
Longtime Trump adviser Roger Stone indicted by special counsel in Russia investigation -- Washington Post
Robert Mueller indicts Trump associate Roger Stone -- CBS
Mueller: Trump campaign officials communicated with Stone on WikiLeaks in 2016 -- The Hill
Sarah Sanders REFUSES to deny that Trump directed 'senior campaign official' to talk to Roger Stone about Wikileaks' Hillary files after bombshell revelation by Mueller -- Daily Mail
Trump ally Roger Stone arrested on seven charges in Mueller inquiry -- The Guardian
