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    Roger Stone Sentenced To More Than 3 Years Amid Furor Over Trump And DOJ

    President Trump's political adviser was found guilty on all counts by a federal jury last year after he was charged with lying to Congress and obstructing its investigation.
    by Ryan Lucas Feb 20, 2020 4 minutes
    Roger Stone, former adviser to President Trump, arrives at the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse on Thursday in Washington, D.C., with his wife, Nydia.

    Updated at 3:23 p.m. ET

    A federal judge sentenced Roger Stone, a political adviser to President Trump, to more than three years in prison on Thursday amid an uproar about what critics call Trump's interference in the workings of justice.

    Judge Amy Berman Jackson found herself in the middle of a political sandstorm as she and the parties closed in on sentencing for Stone following his conviction last year.

    Stone also was ordered to pay a $20,000 fine and to serve two years of supervised release.

    Jackson defended the process that led to Thursday's sentencing amid intense attention from Trump, his supporters and his critics. The charges had been serious, the trial had been appropriate and the system

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