President Trump political ally Roger Stone cited his Fifth Amendment privilege to avoid testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) said in a letter flagged by Politico.
Roger Stone’s attorney sent a letter this week stating Stone won’t provide documents or appear for an interview before the committee. https://t.co/csC3TG1BPH pic.twitter.com/oRbpE0qjEw
— Sen Dianne Feinstein (@SenFeinstein) December 4, 2018
Stone has become a heightened focus of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation due to allegations he was aware that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange had hacked and planned to dump Clinton campaign emails before it took place.
