Judge Amy Berman Jackson said that for months, Mr. Stone carried out a deliberate and calculated effort to hinder an important congressional inquiry by blatantly lying, hiding hundreds of documents and pressuring a fragile witness. Mr. Stone enjoys "mind-games" and political gamesmanship, she said, but "nothing about this case was a joke. It wasn't a stunt and it wasn't a prank."
She added, "He was not prosecuted to give anyone a political advantage. He was not prosecuted, as some have complained, for standing up for the president. He was prosecuted for covering up for the president."
Handing down a 40-month sentence, Judge Jackson said Mr. Stone's behavior inspired "dismay and disgust."
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