{"id":2398,"date":"2018-05-20T11:56:08","date_gmt":"2018-05-20T15:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=2398"},"modified":"2018-05-20T11:56:08","modified_gmt":"2018-05-20T15:56:08","slug":"mtp-exclusive-stone-is-prepared-for-mueller-indictment-but-confirms-he-and-his-lawyer-have-not-had-any-contact-with-special-counsels-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2018\/05\/20\/mtp-exclusive-stone-is-prepared-for-mueller-indictment-but-confirms-he-and-his-lawyer-have-not-had-any-contact-with-special-counsels-office\/","title":{"rendered":"MTP EXCLUSIVE: STONE IS \u2018PREPARED\u2019 FOR MUELLER INDICTMENT BUT CONFIRMS HE AND HIS LAWYER HAVE NOT HAD ANY CONTACT WITH SPECIAL COUNSEL\u2019S OFFICE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">EXCLUSIVE: Stone Says Trump \u201cHad a Tendency to Discount Any Political Advice\u201d From Michael Cohen<\/span><\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) Reveals That Specifics of NYT Report on Gulf Emissary Trump Tower Meeting Are \u201cCompletely New\u201d to House Intelligence Committee<\/span><\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">EXCLUSIVE: Schiff Shares House Intel \u201cSought to Bring in George Nader\u201d But Was Stopped by GOP Members<\/span><\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">EXCLUSIVE: \u201cOf Course Not,\u201d Says Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) When Asked If Senate Has Done Enough on Gun Violence<\/span><\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">MAY 20, 2018 \u2013 In an exclusive interview, former Trump campaign adviser <strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">Roger Stone<\/span><\/strong> says <a href=\"https:\/\/wpyadmin.ne.cision.com\/l\/vfdcziwz\/nbcnews.to\/2IQ7pQW\">he is \u201cprepared\u201d to be indicted<\/a> by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, whose team \u201cmay seek to conjure up some extraneous crime, pertaining to my business, or maybe not even pertaining to the 2016 election.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">Stone confirms he and his lawyer have not had any contact with Mueller\u2019s office. He also explains his comment last month about Trump\u2019s lawyer Michael Cohen \u2013 &#8220;Donald goes out of his way to treat him like garbage\u201d \u2013 telling \u201cMeet the Press\u201d moderator Chuck Todd: \u201cI don&#8217;t think the president regarded him as a political genius or was open to his desires in that area. And he had a tendency to discount any political advice that Michael would give him.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/wpyadmin.ne.cision.com\/l\/vfdcziwz\/nbcnews.to\/2rYWXvU\">Watch the full interview.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.)<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\"> reveals that the specifics of <a href=\"https:\/\/wpyadmin.ne.cision.com\/l\/vfdcziwz\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/05\/19\/us\/politics\/trump-jr-saudi-uae-nader-prince-zamel.html\">The New York Times\u2019 report<\/a> on Trump Jr. and other aides meeting with George Nader, a gulf emissary and\u00a0Lebanese-American businessman who represents the Saudi Crown Prince and\u00a0offered help to win the election, are \u201ccompletely new\u201d to the House Intelligence Committee. The Committee \u201csought to bring in George Nader, but the Republican members were unwilling to do so,\u201d says Schiff in an exclusive interview. He adds he is \u201cconfident\u201d the FBI acted appropriately in response to reports of the use of informants in the Russian interference investigation. <a href=\"https:\/\/wpyadmin.ne.cision.com\/l\/vfdcziwz\/www.nbcnews.com\/meet-the-press\/video\/full-schiff-interview-nonsense-to-claim-spy-inside-the-trump-campaign-1237909571898\">Watch the full interview.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">reacts to Friday\u2019s Texas school shooting in an exclusive interview, telling Todd: \u201cIt is unspeakable, it really is, to see that kids all over this country, who go to a place where they should feel safe, where they can focus on learning, are now worrying about things that we\u2019ve seen Texas or in Florida a few months ago.\u201d When asked if there has been enough done in the Senate to prevent gun violence, the Vermont senator replies, \u201cOf course not. &#8230; It\u2019s a three-letter word, it\u2019s the N-R-A! And it\u2019s Trump and the Republicans who don\u2019t have the guts to stand up to these people, and that\u2019s pretty pathetic.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/wpyadmin.ne.cision.com\/l\/vfdcziwz\/nbcnews.to\/2GyoLg0\">Watch the full interview.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">PBS\u2019 <strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">Yamiche Alcindor<\/span><\/strong>, The New York Times\u2019 <strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">David Brooks<\/span><\/strong>, MSNBC\u2019s <strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">Hugh Hewitt<\/span><\/strong> and NBC News\u2019 <strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">Hallie Jackson<\/span><\/strong> joined the broadcast\u2019s roundtable this morning to discuss the week in politics, <a href=\"https:\/\/wpyadmin.ne.cision.com\/l\/vfdcziwz\/nbcnews.to\/2GyMHjp\">including Friday\u2019s Texas school shooting.<\/a> Jackson reports, \u201cI spoke with a top White House official just last night. There\u2019s not an appetite to do something on this [gun violence].\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\"><a href=\"http:\/\/media.ne.cision.com\/l\/vfdcziwz\/www.meetthepress.com\">Read the full transcript of \u201cMeet the Press\u201d this morning.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wpyadmin.ne.cision.com\/l\/vfdcziwz\/secure.nbcnews.com\/_tps\/accounts\/newsletters\">Sign up<\/a> for the \u201cFirst Read\u201d newsletter, and tune in to <a href=\"http:\/\/media.ne.cision.com\/l\/vfdcziwz\/www.msnbc.com\/mtp-daily\">MSNBC\u2019s \u201cMTP Daily\u201d<\/a> at 5 p.m. ET on weekdays for more from moderator Chuck Todd.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\"># # #<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">For more information, contact:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">Olivia Petersen<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">NBC News<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">o: (202) 885-4159<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">e: <a href=\"mailto:olivia.petersen@nbcuni.com\">olivia.petersen@nbcuni.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">__<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">NBC NEWS\u2019 \u201cMEET THE PRESS WITH CHUCK TODD\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">\u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/media.ne.cision.com\/l\/vfdcziwz\/www.nbcnews.com\/meet-the-press\">Meet the Press with Chuck Todd<\/a>\u201d\u00a0is where newsmakers come to make news \u2014 setting the political agenda and spotlighting the impact Washington decision-making has on Americans across the country. It is the #1 most-watched Sunday public affairs show across the board for the 2016-2017 season, reaching more than three million viewers every Sunday and millions more through social, digital and on-demand platforms. \u201cMeet the Press\u201d brings its authority and influencer interviews to MSNBC with\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/media.ne.cision.com\/l\/vfdcziwz\/media.ne.cision.com\/l\/lsfjqmpz\/media.ne.cision.com\/l\/flwkertw\/www.msnbc.com\/mtp-daily\">\u201cMTP Daily\u201d<\/a>\u00a0weekdays at 5 p.m. ET and to the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/media.ne.cision.com\/l\/vfdcziwz\/media.ne.cision.com\/l\/lsfjqmpz\/media.ne.cision.com\/l\/flwkertw\/apple.co\/2jzvrmX\">\u201c1947: The Meet the Press Podcast\u201d<\/a>. It\u2019s the longest-running show in television history, having celebrated its 70th anniversary in 2017 with the launch of its first-ever film festival in collaboration with the American Film Institute this November. 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