A federal judge on Thursday has denied a request for a new trial made by Trump ally Roger Stone following his conviction on charges related to the Russia investigation.
Stone claimed the jury forewoman was biased and petitioned for a new trial; his first such request was denied.
The request prompted Judge Amy Berman Jackson to call nearly all jurors back for a hearing, a highly unusual move, after Stone’s attorneys also alleged misconduct after some jurors spoke out publicly following the case.
In her 81-page memorandum, Jackson said the lawyers had not proved the forewoman was biased or that any jurors acted inappropriately.
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