Roger Stone Trial In Mueller Probe Will Start Nov. 5

Roger Stone's trial for the felony charges he faces in Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III's investigation is set to being on Nov. 5, a judge said on Thursday. Stone, a longtime adviser and confidant of President Donald Trump, worked on Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.

Stone is accused in a seven-count grand jury indictment of lying to lawmakers, engaging in witness tampering and obstructing a congressional investigation into possible coordination between Russia and Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. In the indictment, Stone is accused of making false statements about his interaction with WikiLeaks, the website that published stolen emails from the Democratic National Committee during the 2016 presidential campaign.

The indictment alleges that Stone spoke to senior Trump campaign officials about WikiLeaks and the information it may have that would be damaging to the Clinton campaign. Senior campaign officials also contacted Stone to inquire about future WikiLeaks releases, the indictment says.

He has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

As part of the conditions for his release, Stone is prohibited from making statements to the media about the Special Counsel's investigation, his case or any participants in the investigation and the case. U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson imposed a full gag order on Stone on Feb. 21 after he shared a photo on Instagram that showed Jackson with what appeared to be crosshairs and a gun. He later deleted the post.

Jackson is still considering whether Stone violated a court order that prohibits him from discussing his criminal case with an introduction to his new book that criticizes Mueller.

Reporting and writing from The Associated press was used in this report.