Trump associate Roger Stone sentenced to 40 months in prison l ABC News

Roger Stone, the longtime friend and former campaign adviser to President Donald Trump, is was sentenced to 40 months in prison Thursday at federal court in Washington amid speculation that Trump could potentially pardon him.

He was also sentenced to 24 months probation and fined $20,000.

His fate took on new significance last week when the career prosecutors who handled the case recommended a sentence of seven to nine years for Stone, who was convicted of lying to Congress and witness tampering in November.

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[zeegeejay]

Shameful. Being rich in this country means getting away with anything.

[ryebread]

40 months for a making a mockery of justice great

[conroybrown]

If he was a black man he would get life sentence

[kevinpham_]

Only in America where criminality like this exists

[thebigksmoosey]

He won't serve much of that time, if any of it.

[scottgrzymkowski]

Look it up on the internet... Michigan man John Sinclair was given a 10-year sentence for handing an undercover cop to rolled-up marijuana joints!

[faceoff]

*Roger Stone's new friendly greeting to Trump: "Howdy pardoner!"*

[gastonneal]

Is threatening a witness a white collar crime?

[redmed]

America you voted for this. You can't say you weren't warned

[michaelphillips]

The judges are a joke the whole justice system is a joke, well except if you smoke pot, then it’s 20 years to life

[AL-ihmm]

Con man Trump, king of the swamp, I’m sick and tired of these bloody crooks...🐀🐀🐀🤢🤢🤢

[politicaltwinkie]

But...but...but I know the best people.

[Ana]

If this was done by anyone else, they would see 9 yrs or more. A pardon is

[horatiogorganzola]

Our country has turned into a Banana Republic

[THEONLYGORE]

40 months and people with simple convictions get more ??? wow.... what a joke....

[devorahjeane]

...'this administration!! is something that can never happen to our country again!!!

[BronnBlackwater]

Longer sentence than the man behind watergate? (18 months)

[ricovonspacewolf]

Just a criminal using another criminal to help get his criminal friends out of prison. Nothing to see here folks. Go back to sleep America.

[alfarouqaminufor]

Imagine if we hold all of our politicians accountable, there wouldn't be any left!!!

[quorumlab]

The USA justice system is a joke.... less than three years after aged and behavior . He will serve about 2 years