White House: Roger Stone’s indictment has nothing to do with President Trump

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UPDATED 6:55 AM PT — Friday, January 25, 2019

The White House has responded to the recent arrest and indictment of President Trump’s ex-adviser Roger Stone.
While speaking outside the White House Friday, Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said the special counsel’s latest indictment has nothing to do with the president or the administration.
When asked if President Trump encouraged Stone to make false statements, Sanders said the implication is absolutely ridiculous and insulting and simply not true.
The press secretary said she hopes the same standards applied against Stone will also be applied to others who have been accused of lying under oath to Congress, and named off James Comey, James Clapper and Hillary Clinton.
Stone was arrested Friday morning in Florida and has been indicted on a number of charges, including lying during his testimony to the House Judiciary Committee.
According to a 24-page indictment released by the special counsel Friday, he was arrested on one-count of obstruction of an official proceeding, five-counts of making false statements, and one-count of witness tampering.
Indictment on Roger Stone

Roger Stone

He has been under investigation by Mueller for his alleged ties to the WikiLeaks document dump ahead of the 2016 presidential election. Stone has adamantly denied all accusations of wrongdoing, and has blasted the Mueller probe as a “witch hunt.”

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders listens to a question as she speaks with reporters outside the White House, Friday, Jan. 25, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)