(CNN) Convicted felon Roger Stone, who avoided more than three years in prison when his longtime friend President Donald Trump commuted his sentence last month, has told a court he'd like to drop the challenge of his criminal conviction. Stone gave little reason for his concession in a sworn statement filed to the DC Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday night, but on his website said that "my attorneys have convinced me that the odds of victory were slim." "It is time for me to move on with my life with my family, friends, and supporters," Stone said. "I regret not going forward with the appeal to fully expose all that happened, with the hope that by doing so, I could help prevent it from happening to anyone else ever again; but I had to decide based on what is best for me and my family." "I have been fully informed of the circumstances of my case and the consequences of a dismissal, and I wish to dismiss the appeal," Stone wrote under penalty of perjury on Monday.

Source: CNN August 18, 2020 04:29 UTC