Roger Stone helped cover up for Trump, and the normal prosecutorial tactic of forcing underlings to flip on the boss failed, because in this case the boss has the power to pardon his associates. jonathanchait writes
Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images Yesterday, prosecutors recommended a nine-year prison sentence for Roger Stone, one of Donald Trump’s many criminal associates, for lying to Congress and intimidating witnesses. Late last night,Trump tweeted a flurry of messages in support of Stone, and previewing his long-apparent intent to pardon his accomplice.
What does Stone know? Michael Cohen, one of Trump’s criminal associates who did cooperate with prosecutors, testified to Congress: Rick Gates, another one of the Trump associates who cooperated with prosecutors, testified that he was in the car with Trump in July 2016 when Trump took a call from Stone. Gates did not hear the conversation, but Trump told him afterward that WikiLeaks would be releasing more information.
Stone threatened witness Randy Credico not to testify, and his defenders insist his threat to to Credico was not serious — but even if true, he undeniably encouraged Credico to lie to prosecutors.
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