Roger Stone divulges details on his 2019 jail stay, claims juror bias in Russia probe case
Political adviser Roger Stone revealed details about his 2019 arrest and subsequent jail stay after the FBI raided his Florida home in connection with the Russian interference investigation.
The longtime Trump ally told "Hang Out with Sean Hannity" about a friendly interaction involving peanut butter sandwiches that he shared with fellow detainees while being held at a facility in Miramar, Florida.
"They put me in a holding cell with three African American gentlemen who were, I think, just coming around from a bender," Stone shared.
"I was arrested at 6:00 in the morning… it’s now 11:00 in the morning. I said, ‘Is it possible to get something to eat?’ They said, ‘No.’ So, one of these guys gave me half of his peanut butter sandwich," he continued. "Another one of the guys gave me another half his peanut butter sandwich. I explained the 1994 crime bill to them and how their people had been victimized by Bill Clinton and Joe Biden."
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Stone said he eventually won over his three cellmates, claiming they supported him by the end of his holding period.
"By the time I left, they were chanting 'Roger Stone did nothing wrong,'" he said.
Stone was the sixth associate of President Donald Trump to be convicted on charges in connection with former special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russian interference investigation into the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
He was convicted on all seven counts of his indictment, including lying to Congress, witness tampering and obstructing a congressional investigation into whether the Trump campaign colluded with Russia to tip the 2016 election.
"I should have at a minimum been entitled to a new trial," the political adviser told Fox News.
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Stone accused his jury of being biased, explaining how one juror, who claimed to be unfamiliar with him, was later found to have posted unfavorable comments about him and Trump on social media.
"She'd been attacking me and President Trump on both Twitter and Facebook, but she had them both in a private setting," he explained. "Among many things, she said ‘Anyone who supports Donald Trump is a racist.’ But she attacked me by name on social media prior to being selected… as a juror."
"Every lawyer across the board said, ‘This would entitle Stone to a new trial.’ The judge would not allow a new trial. She said that wasn't evidence of bias," he added.
In addition to his allegations of juror bias, Stone raised judicial unfairness concerns, saying the judge would not allow him to raise a "reasonable defense" regarding accusations tied to WikiLeaks and election interference.
Stone told "Hang Out with Sean Hannity" why he opted to wear leg shackles during his arraignment and why he chose to waive the opportunity to exit the courthouse through a back door.
"They took me upstairs to be… arraigned and, of course, it was full of reporters, and they said, ‘We don't have to put the leg shackles on.’ I said, ‘No, put them on. I want you to put them on because I want the world to see what you're doing," he said.
"Then my lawyer said… ‘We can go out the back now. They're letting you go on your own signature. We can go down through the elevator through the back door.’ I said, ‘No, we're not doing that. We're going out the front door.’"
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After exiting through the front door, Stone said he confidently threw his hands up, telling host Sean Hannity, "You must show them they didn’t break you."
Hannity’s full interview with Roger Stone on "Hang Out with Sean Hannity" is available on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts.