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Trump publicly praises Stone for refusing to 'flip' while Stone faces prosecution

Date
2018-12-03
Entry type
witness-influence-signal
Current status
Conduct analyzed in Mueller obstruction report; no standalone adjudication against Trump

Mueller analyzed the message as potential witness influence but did not make a criminal charging decision against the sitting president.

Entities and roles

Relationships in this file

  1. Donald J. Trumplongtime political adviser and clemency recipientRoger Stone

Claims and evidence

  1. factdocumented

    While Stone was under investigation, Trump publicly praised his statement that he would never testify against Trump and added that prosecutors were trying to make him lie. The Mueller report assessed the remarks with Trump's parallel messages to Manafort and Cohen as evidence relevant to possible witness influence and pardon expectations. That prosecutorial analysis was not a court finding or criminal charge against Trump.