Roger Stone was arrested in January on charges of witness tampering and lying to congressional investigators about his attempts to communicate with WikiLeaks during the 2016 presidential election. | Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo Legal Mueller sees needing 5 to 8 days for Roger Stone trial

Prosecutors for special counsel Robert Mueller said on Friday that they expect to need about a week to present their case at the trial of longtime Trump adviser Roger Stone.

The Mueller prosecutors said in a court filing that Stone’s trial for lying to Congress and obstruction of justice is expected to last anywhere from five to eight days, including the defense’s cross-examination of government witnesses.


The anticipated trial length does not account for any witnesses Stone’s lawyers plan to call in his defense, though the defense is not obligated to call any witnesses.

Stone was arrested in January on charges of witness tampering and lying to congressional investigators about his attempts to communicate with WikiLeaks during the 2016 presidential election. The indictment also alleges that Stone intimidated radio host Randy Credico, a witness in the probe who was in contact with WikiLeaks head Julian Assange in 2016.

He’s maintained his innocence, but last week he was hit with a gag order by U.S. District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson after he posted an image of her on Instagram that appeared to depict her with a crosshairs over her shoulder.

Jackson has a status conference for Stone’s case scheduled for May 14, when she’s said she will announce the trial date and also have Stone lawyers outline their plans for any pretrial motions.

Jackson and Mueller’s team have previously signaled Stone’s trial could start late summer or early fall.

That would ensure that even if Mueller announces the conclusion of his investigation into Russian election interference, as some expect is imminent, the cloud of the investigation over President Donald Trump is likely to drag on even longer.

Darren Samuelsohn contributed to this report.