A longtime ally of US President Donald Trump was arrested on Friday for lying to Congress about the 2016 campaign@@@s efforts to use stolen emails to undercut his Democratic rival in the latest arrest of the Special Counsel probe into possible election manipulation.
Roger Stone, a 66-year-old self-proclaimed Republican "dirty trickster," declared himself innocent hours after a large team of FBI agents raided his home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
He is one of the closest Trump associates to be charged in Special Counsel Robert Mueller@@@s investigation into whether Trump@@@s campaign colluded with Russia to help win the election.