Roger Stone Roger Jason StoneThe agony of justice Our Constitution is under attack by Attorney General William Barr Justice IG investigating Stone sentencing: report MORE, a longtime GOP operative and associate of President Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE, said he could not get a fair trial in Washington, D.C., because of political bias.

“I learned when I got into the DC circuit jury system that I’m not going to be judged by a jury of my peers. I’m going to be judged by people who admit in the jury selection process that they despise Donald Trump. That they want him removed,” Stone claimed on John Catsimatidis’s radio show Sunday.

“I did not get a fair trial. I’m not sure I could ever have gotten one in DC. It wouldn’t have mattered if I had Clarence Darrow representing me. I’m not sure I could have been acquitted given this set up.”

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Stone was found guilty in 2019 of obstructing a congressional probe into Russian election interference and witness tampering and sentenced to more than three years in prison. However, Stone has denied wrongdoing and maintained that he is innocent.

Stone's comments come as his lawyers asked for a new trial after raising concerns about one juror's political leanings. Their request prompted Trump to allege that the trial had been rigged against his former campaign adviser.

Judge Amy Berman Jackson, an Obama appointee, rejected the request last week, saying they failed to present adequate evidence that the juror was biased.

"The assumption underlying the motion – that one can infer from the juror’s opinions about the President that she could not fairly consider the evidence against the defendant – is not supported by any facts or data and it is contrary to controlling legal precedent," Jackson wrote.

"The motion is a tower of indignation, but at the end of the day, there is little of substance holding it up."

John Catsimatidis is an investor in The Hill