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Roger Stone intervention just Trump’s latest abuse of power

By Kevin Carroll

Published February 18, 2020 9:01pm ET

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Roger Stone intervention just Trump’s latest abuse of power — Roger Stone, center left, with his wife Nydia Stone leave federal court Washington, Friday, Nov. 15, 2019. Stone, longtime friend of President Donald Trump, has been found guilty at his trial in federal court in Washington. | AP Photo/Julio Cortez

There are few absolutes in the law. There are many subtleties, and there are exceptions to general rules.

But, broadly speaking, it was a bad idea for Roger Stone to make false statements to Congress about his role as a go-between for Trump campaign officials and fugitive Julian Assange regarding the dissemination of Hillary Clinton’s emails hacked by Russia and published by WikiLeaks.

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