You recall back in the day that Donald Trump said he never spoke with Roger Stone about Wikileaks, or Hillary, etc., et al. and that is what he told Robert Mueller. That is not what Rick Gates is saying in his testimony at the trial of Roger Stone.
People should resist the temptation to shrug this off as just confirmation of what we already knew. This is real evidence of serious criminal wrongdoing by the president. https://t.co/bhm2YB5c4P
— Susan Hennessey (@Susan_Hennessey) November 12, 2019
This is indeed significant. In fact, I would venture to say that Jay Sekulow is reaching for serious migraine medication right about now, this is so on point.
2/ Former deputy campaign chair Gates testified that he was riding in a Chevy Suburban from LaGuardia Airport in New York in mid-2016 when Trump took a late-evening phone call from Stone, where the pair apparently discussed WikiLeaks' planned release of hacked Democratic emails.
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) November 12, 2019
4/ Gates said two secret service agents also witnessed the call. The call happened days after WikiLeaks' first release on July 22, 2016, of emails the Russian military hacked from the Democratic National Committee.
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) November 12, 2019
5/ This testimony was redacted from Mueller report since Stone trial was still to come.
Can it still be credibly claimed the Mueller report presented the full picture of Trump’s knowledge of 2016 Russian interference?
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) November 12, 2019
It will be interesting to see what other material that was redacted in the Mueller report will come out in the Stone trial. Meanwhile, it’s been noted that Roger Stone doesn’t seem to have much of a defense going on right now.
I seriously do not understand Roger Stone's defense strategy. Maybe folks like @Popehat have some insight that I am not seeing but this seems like a pro forma defense centered around the belief Trump will simply pardon him and Stone can then monetize his victim status further.
— Bradley P. Moss (@BradMossEsq) November 12, 2019
Maybe it’s as pathetic as that. If that’s the case, I would point out to Roger Stone that Paul Manafort is still waiting for his pardon and he’s going to get a lot greyer and longer in the tooth before it comes. I think that’s where all the smart money is placed at this time. Trump has never been known as a stand up kind of a guy, who takes care of people. Stone is a fool to play that card.
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Stone is trying for a pardon. It’s his only shot at avoiding time behind bars, since he’s basically admitted four of the charges are true.
I don’t disagree, but I don’t see it happening. When Trump is done using somebody, the person is dead to him. Stone won’t get a pardon, IMO. He’s whistling up the wrong tree.
I cannot believe that stone expects trump to pardon him. I guess he thinks he Is special.
Cohen and Manafort are cooling their heels in prison. That would say something to me if I was in Roger Stone’s shoes.
No kidding. The battle of the narcissist/ sociopaths. Too arrogant and ‘perfect,’ to see.