Roger Stone defiant in face of Mueller charges

By Caitlin Yilek

Published January 26, 2019 5:10am ET

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Roger Stone defiant in face of Mueller charges — Reasons the committee wanted to speak with Stone include his prescient August 2016 tweet that "it will soon the Podesta's time in the barrel," more than a month before WikiLeaks released the Clinton campaign chairman's emails. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) | Andrew Harnik

Longtime Trump confidant Roger Stone stuck to his playbook, slamming special counsel Robert Mueller after he had been charged with crimes stemming from the investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election.

Stone awakened in the early hours of the morning Friday to FBI agents shouting, “FBI, open the door,” at his Fort Lauderdale, Fla., home. Hours later, he appeared in court shackled and wearing a blue Polo shirt and blue jeans, a contrast from his usual three-piece suits.

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