Federal investigators investigating Roger Stone, the former Trump campaigner indicted last week in an investigation into Russia, seized several hard drives containing multi-year communications records on mobile phones and courier accounts, announced Thursday the office of the special council.
Robert Mueller prosecutors, in a new court case, called the evidence "voluminous and complex" by asking a judge to delay his trial to allow them more time to sift the seized devices .
Investigators said investigators had seized hard drives containing several terabytes of information, including "FBI case reports, search warrant applications, and their results (Apple iCloud accounts and email accounts , for example), banking and financial records and the content of many physical devices (eg cell phones, computers and hard disks) ".)" considered privileged.
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Political advisor Roger Stone poses for a portrait after an interview in New York, United States, on February 28, 2017. REUTERS / Brendan McDermid
UNITED STATES – 03 JANUARY: Attorney Roy Cohn (c.) With Roger Stone (l.) And Mark Fleischman (r) (Photo by Richard Corkery / New York Daily Archives via Getty Images)
Americans Ronald Reagan and Roger Stone Chrysler factory, Detroit, Michigan, September 20, 1980. (Photo by Robert R. McElroy / Getty Images) [19659012] New York, NY – December 06: Roger Stone speaks to the media at Trump Tower on December 6 2016 in New York. Potential members of President Donald Trump's cabinet met with him and his transition team over the last few weeks. (Photo by Spencer Platt / Getty Images)
WASHINGTON – MARCH 21: Paul Manafort, Roger Stone and Lee Atwater are young political agents who have created lobbying companies. (Photo of Harry Naltchayan / The Washington Post via Getty Images)
CORAL GABLES, FL – DECEMBER 09: Roger J. Stone Jr. discusses and signs copies of his book "The Man Who Killed Kennedy: The case against LBJ "at Books and Books on December 9, 2013 in Coral Gables, Florida. (Photo by Vallery Jean / Getty Images)
CORAL GABLES, FL – DECEMBER 09: Roger J. Stone Jr. discusses and signs copies of his book "The Man Who Killed Kennedy: The Case Against LBJ" in Books and Books on December 9, 2013 in Coral Gables, Florida. (Photo by Vallery Jean / Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH – JULY 21: Roger Stone, former Donald Trump advisor, talks with Jonathan Alter during an episode of Alter Family Politics at SiriusXM at the Quicken Loans Arena on July 20, 2016. in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Ben Jackson / Getty Images for SiriusXM)
CLEVELAND, OH – JULY 18: Political Officer Roger Stone attends rally on the first day of the National Republican Convention (RNC) on July 18, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. About 50,000 people are expected in downtown Cleveland, including hundreds of protesters and members of the media. The convention will continue until July 21st. (Photo by Spencer Platt / Getty Images)
HILTON HOTEL MIDTOWN, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES – 2016/07/16: Roger Stone attends Governor Mike Pence's presentation as Vice President, presented by Donald Trump in the Hilton Midtown Manhattan hotel. (Photo by Lev Radin / Pacific Press / LightRocket via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES – CIRCA 2002: Portrait of Roger Stone (Photo by Pat Carroll / NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)
The Ronald Americans Reagan and Roger Stone (Photo by Robert R. McElroy / Getty Images)
NEW YORK CITY – AUGUST 19: Roger Stone attends Roger Stone's exclusive photo shoot on August 19, 1987 at Alan Boutique Flusser in New York . (Photo by Ron Galella / WireImage)
UNITED STATES – MAY 12: Portrait of Roger Stone (Photo by Pat Carroll / New York Daily Archives via Getty Images)
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Stone, 66, was arrested Friday at his home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the day after a grand jury in the Columbia District Court, who charged him with "obstructing the proceedings ", five counts of indictment. made false statements and a witness tampering.
A long-time Republican who described himself as a "trickster", Stone was put under the microscope for his alleged connection to WikiLeaks and the hacked emails published by the site during the year 2016. The presidential campaign. He has repeatedly denied collusion with WikiLeaks.
Prosecutors have argued for the delay under a federal law that allows the constitutional right to a speedy trial to be waived when a case is "so unusual or so complex … that it is unreasonable" To expect adequate preparation of the pre-trial procedure or the trial itself within the prescribed time. "
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