Roger Stone: ‘I Didn’t Ask Sam Nunberg To Protect Me’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT He joins ░░░░░░░░ right now Mr Stone ░░░░░░░░ back to the show ░░░░░░░░ Chuck thanks for the ░░░░░░░░ to be here Let ░░░░░░░░ start with this Mr ░░░░░░░░ says he was trying ░░░░░░░░ protect you What would ░░░░░░░░ be protecting you from ░░░░░░░░ I have no idea ░░░░░░░░ Sam Nunberg is a ░░░░░░░░ talented writer and researcher ░░░░░░░░ he marches to his ░░░░░░░░ drummer He is not ░░░░░░░░ at my behest or ░░░░░░░░ direction I would certainly ░░░░░░░░ not advised him to ░░░░░░░░ or refuse a document ░░░░░░░░ subpoena I was pleased ░░░░░░░░ read today that he ░░░░░░░░ changed his mind about ░░░░░░░░ Now The New York ░░░░░░░░ reported on January 20th ░░░░░░░░ 2016 in a page ░░░░░░░░ story that my communications ░░░░░░░░ been accessed through a ░░░░░░░░ warrant along with those ░░░░░░░░ Paul Manafort and Carter ░░░░░░░░ therefore I have always ░░░░░░░░ on the assumption that ░░░░░░░░ are folks in the ░░░░░░░░ who have examined all ░░░░░░░░ my communications and I ░░░░░░░░ say with confidence that ░░░░░░░░ know nothing about any ░░░░░░░░ collusion or any other ░░░░░░░░ act that I never ░░░░░░░░ any advanced knowledge of ░░░░░░░░ content the source or ░░░░░░░░ exact timing of the ░░░░░░░░ disclosures I never predicted ░░░░░░░░ John Podesta s e ░░░░░░░░ would be hacked I ░░░░░░░░ that his business activities ░░░░░░░░ come under scrutiny his ░░░░░░░░ in the barrel That ░░░░░░░░ based on the January ░░░░░░░░ disclosures in the Panama ░░░░░░░░ where his Russian business ░░░░░░░░ are fully exposed the ░░░░░░░░ deal the bank deal ░░░░░░░░ keep talking about John ░░░░░░░░ do you mean Tony ░░░░░░░░ STONE No I actually ░░░░░░░░ the Podesta brothers which ░░░░░░░░ addressed in the Panama ░░░░░░░░ I d seen an ░░░░░░░░ research memo Dr Jerry ░░░░░░░░ and all of these ░░░░░░░░ were reported So I ░░░░░░░░ t ask Sam Nunberg ░░░░░░░░ protect me I don ░░░░░░░░ think I require any ░░░░░░░░ Look I m one ░░░░░░░░ the president s oldest ░░░░░░░░ and remain a staunch ░░░░░░░░ It s not surprising ░░░░░░░░ the special counsel may ░░░░░░░░ to see e mails ░░░░░░░░ memos that I wrote ░░░░░░░░ the campaign and about ░░░░░░░░ and that s not ░░░░░░░░ surprising.