RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE IN 2016 US ELECTION & SPIN-OFF INVESTIGATIONS

[HairOfTheDog]

Well, we knew the trial of self-described 'dirty trickster' Roger Stone would be a circus.

Here's a quick summary from the big top so far:

• The prosecution presented texts from Roger Stone to conspiracy theorist DJ Randy Credico which they say show longtime Trump associate tampering with a witness (Credico).
  
• In the texts, Stone threatened Credico's therapy dog Bianca - a 13-year-old Coton de Tulear - to stop him talking to Congress, prosecutors say.  Credico loves Bianca and doesn't go anywhere without her.
  
• The threats started after Stone told Congress that Credico was his back channel to WikiLeaks' Julian Assange and Credico denied that claim - leaving Stone vulnerable to perjury charges.
  
• Stone's repeated calls with Trump and his campaign were also detailed by prosecutors.
  
• Stone denied witness tampering and lying to Congress in trial at Washington D.C. federal court.  President Trump's former Chief Strategist Steve Bannon will be star witness against him.
  
• Stone's entourage at court today included Milo Yiannopolous, gay alt-right provocateur, and Randy Short, the pastor who compared gay rights activists to Hitler.
  
  Details:  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...Leaks.html