Roger Stone, a longtime friend and confidant of President Donald Trump, was found guilty of lying to Congress by a jury in federal court in Washington, D.C.

Stone, 67, a self-described political trickster, was charged with lying to Congress about his contacts with WikiLeaks during the 2016 election. He had pleaded not guilty in the case.

A 12-member jury, comprising nine women and three men, began their deliberations Thursday morning on the seventh day of Stone's trial began in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C.

Roger Stone, a longtime friend and confidant of President Donald Trump, was found guilty of lying to Congress and witness tampering by a jury in federal court in Washington, D.C.

Stone, 67, a self-described political trickster, was charged with lying to Congress about his contacts with WikiLeaks during the 2016 election, as well as with tampering with a potential witness against him, Randy Credico.

He had pleaded not guilty in the case.

© Provided by CNBC LLC Roger Stone, a former adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, leaves the Prettyman United States Courthouse after a hearing February 1, 2019 in Washington, DC. A 12-member jury, comprising nine women and three men, began their deliberations Thursday morning on the seventh day of Stone's trial began in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C.

Stone was arrested in a predawn raid at his Florida home in January and charged in a seven-count indictment on charges including witness tampering, obstruction of justice and making false statements to Congress.

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