RUSH TRANSCRIPT Schifrin Today ░░░░░░░░ long Time Trump confidant ░░░░░░░░ he Would appear in ░░░░░░░░ D C Court Next ░░░░░░░░ and vowed to keep ░░░░░░░░ as he has been ░░░░░░░░ Five decades And for ░░░░░░░░ I m joined now ░░░░░░░░ Renato Mariotti He served ░░░░░░░░ a federal Prosecutor focusing ░░░░░░░░ white Collar crimes and ░░░░░░░░ now a Defense attorney ░░░░░░░░ Chicago Thank you very ░░░░░░░░ for joining Us today ░░░░░░░░ Stone was indicted today ░░░░░░░░ actions related to the ░░░░░░░░ Intelligence committee Investigation Doesn ░░░░░░░░ the president and his ░░░░░░░░ have a point when ░░░░░░░░ say this isn t ░░░░░░░░ the President or the ░░░░░░░░ House They certainly have ░░░░░░░░ point Because the president ░░░░░░░░ not Indicted today and ░░░░░░░░ member of His administration ░░░░░░░░ indicted Today and also ░░░░░░░░ you point Out these ░░░░░░░░ crimes that are Relayed ░░░░░░░░ Roger STO s Obstructive ░░░░░░░░ The reporting that was ░░░░░░░░ and In the video ░░░░░░░░ of Paul Manafort this ░░░░░░░░ a close Associate of ░░░░░░░░ president of the United ░░░░░░░░ and according To the ░░░░░░░░ at times he Was ░░░░░░░░ actions under the Direction ░░░░░░░░ senior members to Have ░░░░░░░░ president s campaign And ░░░░░░░░ is the coverup Essentially ░░░░░░░░ is him trying to ░░░░░░░░ those Activities Is there ░░░░░░░░ question about why These ░░░░░░░░ are limited No talk ░░░░░░░░ conspiracy for Examiner not ░░░░░░░░ saying Contact with Wikileaks ░░░░░░░░ Illegal Sure I mean ░░░░░░░░ like when I Was ░░░░░░░░ former prosecutors we try ░░░░░░░░ charge narrowly drawn crimes ░░░░░░░░ a couple of reasons ░░░░░░░░ the burp is very ░░░░░░░░ So to prove that ░░░░░░░░ Stone Conspired with Russian ░░░░░░░░ or conspired with Wikileaks ░░░░░░░░ have to prove He ░░░░░░░░ with somebody there to ░░░░░░░░ a crime together with ░░░░░░░░ beyond a reasonable doubt ░░░░░░░░ s not easy to ░░░░░░░░ because These are agreements ░░░░░░░░ that aren t Memorialized ░░░░░░░░ written Contracts particularly So ░░░░░░░░ Mueller is to be ░░░░░░░░ to Prove a nor ░░░░░░░░ crime and in Sentencing ░░░░░░░░ judge can Consider all ░░░░░░░░ someone s Conduct In ░░░░░░░░ sentencing laws the Judge ░░░░░░░░ required to consider Anything ░░░░░░░░ can prove By 51 ░░░░░░░░ as long as they ░░░░░░░░ a conviction beyond a ░░░░░░░░ doubt Is this saying ░░░░░░░░ re going To put ░░░░░░░░ on Roger Stone To ░░░░░░░░ One of the key ░░░░░░░░ is to Put as ░░░░░░░░ as pressure on stone ░░░░░░░░ get him to change ░░░░░░░░ mind Obviously if the ░░░░░░░░ is Eager for stone ░░░░░░░░ to flip He mentioned ░░░░░░░░ the past stone Had ░░░░░░░░ for not flipping but ░░░░░░░░ pressure is significant for ░░░░░░░░ s looking at a ░░░░░░░░ in The 15 to ░░░░░░░░ month range Potentially up ░░░░░░░░ 51 months Depending on ░░░░░░░░ guidelines and Could go ░░░░░░░░ A search warrant was ░░░░░░░░ at His house earlier ░░░░░░░░ Mueller Is continuing to ░░░░░░░░ and Could cause others ░░░░░░░░ come If I were ░░░░░░░░ s attorney I Would ░░░░░░░░ concerned and flipping Is ░░░░░░░░ next option if no ░░░░░░░░ What is stone s ░░░░░░░░ case Against the indictment ░░░░░░░░ it will be a ░░░░░░░░ for Them If I ░░░░░░░░ stone hi first Job ░░░░░░░░ be to get him ░░░░░░░░ stop Talking If stone ░░░░░░░░ stopped talking as Soon ░░░░░░░░ he was under Investigation ░░░░░░░░ Mueller he Wouldn t ░░░░░░░░ in H mess Because ░░░░░░░░ s in this mess ░░░░░░░░ he told lies to ░░░░░░░░ House intelligence committee So ░░░░░░░░ continued to talk He ░░░░░░░░ to keep his mouth ░░░░░░░░ If I was his ░░░░░░░░ frankly I think it ░░░░░░░░ be hard to Defend ░░░░░░░░ of these charges Unless ░░░░░░░░ is some really Unexplained ░░░░░░░░ to drop here This ░░░░░░░░ like pretty damning Evidence ░░░░░░░░ my focus would be ░░░░░░░░ try to Get a ░░░░░░░░ from President Trump or ░░░░░░░░ trying to work Out ░░░░░░░░ deal with prosecutors Where ░░░░░░░░ would plead guilty to ░░░░░░░░ crime for example lying ░░░░░░░░ Congress get a cooperation ░░░░░░░░ And get them to ░░░░░░░░ that There s not ░░░░░░░░ sufficient Evidence to indicate ░░░░░░░░ he Physically threatened credico ░░░░░░░░ would dramatically Increase his ░░░░░░░░ Renato Mariotti former Federal ░░░░░░░░ thank you Thank you ░░░░░░░░ In the day’s other