Roger Stone's defense team wants a full copy of the Mueller report

Sometimes the best defense is a good offense.

The defense team for President Trump's longtime adviser and Republican political operative Roger Stone on Friday asked a federal judge to dismiss Stone's indictment for obstructing justice by lying to Congress about his efforts to gather information about Democratic Party emails hacked by Russian operatives and his contacts with WikiLeaks during the 2016 presidential campaign. The attorneys also asked the judge to order that Stone receive a full, unredacted copy of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on his office's investigation into whether the Trump presidential campaign colluded with Russian election interference in 2016. They believe its contents are critical to Stone's defense.

Stone's lawyers reportedly argued that their client was unfairly singled out during the investigation. They also reportedly argued that the claims against Stone are "unsubstantiated" because "the Department of Justice has concluded that there was no conspiracy between Russian agents and any American citizen, including Roger Stone." Stone has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

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Per The Hill, it will be up to Attorney General William to decide whether Stone or anyone else be granted access to the report. Stone remains under a gag order that prevents him from speaking about his trial or the Russia investigation.