Roger Stone sentenced to more than 3 years in prison

Roger Stone, a longtime friend of President Donald Trump’s, was sentenced Thursday to more than three years in prison for obstructing a congressional inquiry in a bid to protect the president.

The case against Stone, 67, who has known and advised Trump for years, had become a cause célèbre among the president’s supporters. Trump has attacked prosecutors, the jury forewoman and the federal judge overseeing the trial, casting his former campaign adviser as the victim of a vendetta by law enforcement.

Hours after the sentencing, Trump lashed out again at authorities for prosecuting Stone and claimed his trial was unfair, but he said he would not intervene using his clemency powers at this point.