Roger Stone jury ends first day of deliberation without a verdict

The jury in Roger StoneRoger Jason StoneRoger Stone jury ends first day of deliberation without a verdict Jury set to begin deliberating in Stone trial Former InfoWars conspiracist appeals after judge tosses .6M suit against Mueller, CIA MORE‘s criminal trial ended its first day of deliberations Thursday without reaching a verdict on the longtime Trump associate’s charges of obstruction, lying to Congress and witness tampering.

One of Stone’s attorneys told reporters outside the courtroom about 5 p.m. that the proceedings would resume Friday morning.

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The jury had begun deliberating about 10:30 a.m. They sent two notes to the judge in the afternoon asking about one of the counts of making false statements.

The charges, brought by the former special counsel Robert MuellerRobert (Bob) Swan MuellerSpeier says impeachment inquiry shows ‘very strong case of bribery’ by Trump Gowdy: I ‘100 percent’ still believe public congressional hearings are ‘a circus’ Comey: Mueller ‘didn’t succeed in his mission because there was inadequate transparency’ MORE in January, allege that Stone lied to the House Intelligence Committee about his communications with the Trump campaign and his efforts to establish a backchannel with WikiLeaks as it was releasing damaging information about then-presidential nominee Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonJordan calls Pelosi accusing Trump of bribery ‘ridiculous’ DOJ watchdog won’t let witnesses submit written feedback on investigation into Russia probe: report What are Republicans going to do after Donald Trump leaves office? MORE and the Democratic National Committee in 2016.

Stone had claimed publicly — and according to prosecutors, privately to the Trump campaign — that he had an intermediary with WikiLeaks and its head, Julian AssangeJulian Paul AssangeRoger Stone jury ends first day of deliberation without a verdict Jury set to begin deliberating in Stone trial Roger Stone won’t testify as defense prepares to rest case MORE.

It’s unclear which way the jury might be leaning. After Judge Amy Berman Jackson brought the jurors in to reread them one of the charges, she remarked that at least some of them appeared “frustrated.”

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