Roger Stone, and his wife Nydia, arrive at Federal Court for his federal trial in Washington, Friday, Nov. 8, 2019. (AP Photo/Al Drago)WASHINGTON, DC A comedian and former talk show host is telling jurors in the Roger Stone trial that the political operative pressured him into backing up lies he told Congress. Randy Credico says Stone pressed him to "go along" with a false account of the operative's contacts with WikiLeaks during the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign. The testimony Friday is damaging to Stone as he faces a federal trial on charges of lying to Congress and witness tampering. Stone is a confidant of President Donald Trump who claimed he had inside information that WikiLeaks would release information damaging to Hillary Clinton.

Roger Stone, and his wife Nydia, arrive at Federal Court for his federal trial in Washington, Friday, Nov. 8, 2019. (AP Photo/Al Drago)WASHINGTON, DC The Latest on the Roger Stone trial (all times local):2:25 p.m.Steve Bannon is making his first appearance in the Roger Stone trial as a prosecution witness. The former senior Trump campaign and administration official was called earlier than expected Friday on the third day of testimony. Bannon was one of several officials connected to the Trump campaign who was in contact with Stone. Bannon is expected to testify about a flurry of calls between Stone, Bannon, Paul Manafort and others in the Trump campaign orbit.