RUSH TRANSCRIPT And an ░░░░░░░░ out for danger With ░░░░░░░░ Brake Assist If I ░░░░░░░░ a van I d ░░░░░░░░ it available in diesel ░░░░░░░░ gas And I d ░░░░░░░░ it right here in ░░░░░░░░ Carolina Introducing the all ░░░░░░░░ Sprinter Starting at 33 ░░░░░░░░ Built in the usa ░░░░░░░░ Benz Vans Born to ░░░░░░░░ Longtime Trump confidant Roger ░░░░░░░░ today unveiling a Dramatic ░░░░░░░░ in his Post indictment ░░░░░░░░ tour Stone says he ░░░░░░░░ quote Certainly testify honestly ░░░░░░░░ he Cooperates with special ░░░░░░░░ Robert Mueller Yes you ░░░░░░░░ that right Stone did ░░░░░░░░ rule out Cooperating with ░░░░░░░░ But wait didn t ░░░░░░░░ say on Friday he ░░░░░░░░ never testify Against President ░░░░░░░░ Yes he sure did ░░░░░░░░ alleges stone sought Stolen ░░░░░░░░ e mails from Wikileaks ░░░░░░░░ coordination with Trump campaign ░░░░░░░░ Stone is due back ░░░░░░░░ court on Tuesday for ░░░░░░░░ arraignment and With me ░░░░░░░░ to discuss Princeton University ░░░░░░░░ Julian zelzer a CNN ░░░░░░░░ Analyst Ronado marinotti Jessica ░░░░░░░░ CNN justice Correspondent also ░░░░░░░░ attorney Jessica what can ░░░░░░░░ expect at Tuesday s ░░░░░░░░ Ana it could be ░░░░░░░░ similar Media circus like ░░░░░░░░ in D C the ░░░░░░░░ one like we saw ░░░░░░░░ Florida on Friday You ░░░░░░░░ I ve been to ░░░░░░░░ Courthouse numerous times Covered ░░░░░░░░ court Appearances at the ░░░░░░░░ Courthouse including for Paul ░░░░░░░░ and Rick Gates And ░░░░░░░░ are always this flood ░░░░░░░░ cameras positioned at the ░░░░░░░░ doors so they will ░░░░░░░░ There when Roger Stone ░░░░░░░░ in So it s ░░░░░░░░ that stone will Also ░░░░░░░░ when he walks in ░░░░░░░░ It s also possible ░░░░░░░░ Potentially stone could be ░░░░░░░░ to stay silent if ░░░░░░░░ s Released after Tuesday ░░░░░░░░ court Appearance because stone ░░░░░░░░ Going to be facing ░░░░░░░░ same Judge who has ░░░░░░░░ over Manafort and Gates ░░░░░░░░ in those Cases she ░░░░░░░░ instituted gag Orders to ░░░░░░░░ everyone in the Case ░░░░░░░░ So it s possible ░░░░░░░░ Stone is Really going ░░░░░░░░ this pre court Media ░░░░░░░░ now to get his ░░░░░░░░ out while he can ░░░░░░░░ Who knows if he ░░░░░░░░ be able to Talk ░░░░░░░░ that court appearance On ░░░░░░░░ Ana Just how unusual ░░░░░░░░ stone s Talk a ░░░░░░░░ after facing an Indictment ░░░░░░░░ s not only unusual ░░░░░░░░ s Really stupid It ░░░░░░░░ very very bad idea ░░░░░░░░ Stone If I represented ░░░░░░░░ I would Tell him ░░░░░░░░ keep his mouth shut ░░░░░░░░ is always one of ░░░░░░░░ first Things that I ░░░░░░░░ to Their words can ░░░░░░░░ will be used Against ░░░░░░░░ You know when I ░░░░░░░░ a federal Prosecutor my ░░░░░░░░ Investigated governor Blagojevich here ░░░░░░░░ Illinois When he would ░░░░░░░░ media Appearances they d ░░░░░░░░ it to Attorneys as ░░░░░░░░ evidence And exhibit against ░░░░░░░░ I think Roger Stone ░░░░░░░░ digging Himself into a ░░░░░░░░ His best move would ░░░░░░░░ to keep His mouth ░░░░░░░░ then to pursue Either ░░░░░░░░ pardon or a cooperation ░░░░░░░░ with Mueller That s ░░░░░░░░ the only outs that ░░░░░░░░ has Have you heard ░░░░░░░░ say Anything that you ░░░░░░░░ uh oh He just ░░░░░░░░ himself into more Trouble ░░░░░░░░ I mean he s ░░░░░░░░ Himself in a spot ░░░░░░░░ he s Lowering his ░░░░░░░░ for Cooperation deal I ░░░░░░░░ you played that clip ░░░░░░░░ I had the same ░░░░░░░░ as I thought it ░░░░░░░░ odd A guy who ░░░░░░░░ had praised Having guts ░░░░░░░░ cooperating now He s ░░░░░░░░ to It then in ░░░░░░░░ same interview He said ░░░░░░░░ didn t do anything ░░░░░░░░ Trump never told him ░░░░░░░░ this or that If ░░░░░░░░ tells something different To ░░░░░░░░ jury later those clips ░░░░░░░░ going to be used ░░░░░░░░ He lowered his value ░░░░░░░░ Mueller If he ends ░░░░░░░░ testifying I think he ░░░░░░░░ say as little As ░░░░░░░░ at this point Let ░░░░░░░░ zero in on one ░░░░░░░░ of The indictment the ░░░░░░░░ there On the witness ░░░░░░░░ charge Stone allegedly sent ░░░░░░░░ message Telling a witness ░░░░░░░░ quote Plead the fifth ░░░░░░░░ to save the plan ░░░░░░░░ Nixon he allegedly Wrote ░░░░░░░░ also saw him flash ░░░░░░░░ s Signature double V ░░░░░░░░ victory Coming down the ░░░░░░░░ Steps That was an ░░░░░░░░ We know he has ░░░░░░░░ Nixon tattoo on His ░░░░░░░░ which he s liked ░░░░░░░░ Show off in the ░░░░░░░░ Julian what do you ░░░░░░░░ of Stone s obsession ░░░░░░░░ Richard Nixon He worked ░░░░░░░░ Nixon many Decades ago ░░░░░░░░ is a person who ░░░░░░░░ been Playing dirty tricks ░░░░░░░░ the Republican Party since ░░░░░░░░ Nixon He loves Nixon ░░░░░░░░ think he really still ░░░░░░░░ The kind of Politics ░░░░░░░░ Practiced in the early ░░░░░░░░ Stone will do anything ░░░░░░░░ win He will send ░░░░░░░░ disinformation He will play ░░░░░░░░ on the And I ░░░░░░░░ that s why a ░░░░░░░░ of Republicans shudder to ░░░░░░░░ him Back in the ░░░░░░░░ right now Literally flashing ░░░░░░░░ Nixon Signs As people ░░░░░░░░ making this Comparison between ░░░░░░░░ Trump and president Nixon ░░░░░░░░ it s not a ░░░░░░░░ what s Surprising is ░░░░░░░░ Trump was so Close ░░░░░░░░ him That s interesting ░░░░░░░░ Of course Trump s ░░░░░░░░ his White House spokesperson ░░░░░░░░ Personal attorney keep on ░░░░░░░░ this has nothing to ░░░░░░░░ With Trump which I ░░░░░░░░ Want to ask you ░░░░░░░░ in just a Moment ░░░░░░░░ that front Julian But ░░░░░░░░ want to dig into ░░░░░░░░ Some more of what ░░░░░░░░ see in These documents ░░░░░░░░ there Are a number ░░░░░░░░ people who Aren t ░░░░░░░░ and they re Identified ░░░░░░░░ among the Ones who ░░░░░░░░ t named but are ░░░░░░░░ There s a person ░░░░░░░░ there s a Person ░░░░░░░░ Jessica you covered the ░░░░░░░░ Grand jury appearance of ░░░░░░░░ stone Associate named Randy ░░░░░░░░ Back in September Explain ░░░░░░░░ connection to stone And ░░░░░░░░ Mueller has copies of ░░░░░░░░ these threatening Messages that ░░░░░░░░ directed at Credico All ░░░░░░░░ names flying Around there ░░░░░░░░ is right there Randy ░░░░░░░░ he s a New ░░░░░░░░ City radio show host ░░░░░░░░ showed Up in October ░░░░░░░░ Mueller s grand Jury ░░░░░░░░ have been able to ░░░░░░░░ it There With his ░░░░░░░░ white therapy Dog named ░░░░░░░░ There was a crush ░░░░░░░░ cameras There too at ░░░░░░░░ point Bianca is part ░░░░░░░░ the Indictment The special ░░░░░░░░ says Roger Stone threatened ░░░░░░░░ to Alter his planned ░░░░░░░░ Before a House Committee ░░░░░░░░ threats to take away ░░░░░░░░ s dog Bianca This ░░░░░░░░ has a list of ░░░░░░░░ texts and the e ░░░░░░░░ from Roger Stone to ░░░░░░░░ Credico Stone pushes him ░░░░░░░░ plead the Fifth You ░░░░░░░░ the quotes up there ░░░░░░░░ the plan Roger Stone ░░░░░░░░ told him to Pull ░░░░░░░░ Frank pentangeli The godfather ░░░░░░░░ They form the base ░░░░░░░░ the Tampering charge Randy ░░░░░░░░ did go before the ░░░░░░░░ jury but ended up ░░░░░░░░ The fifth to the ░░░░░░░░ Committee And ended up ░░░░░░░░ answering any Questions at ░░░░░░░░ The reason why credico ░░░░░░░░ Important here has raised ░░░░░░░░ because Roger Stone Has ░░░░░░░░ claimed that credico Was ░░░░░░░░ back channel to Russia ░░░░░░░░ Ana credico always denied ░░░░░░░░ There s a little ░░░░░░░░ of the Tension and ░░░░░░░░ Stories there Credico was ░░░░░░░░ intermediary With Wikileaks Sorry ░░░░░░░░ Wanted to make sure ░░░░░░░░ re Clear with our ░░░░░░░░ He is we believe ░░░░░░░░ two Mentioned in this ░░░░░░░░ With Roger Stone The ░░░░░░░░ person person one Another ░░░░░░░░ as stone Has identified ░░░░░░░░ Jerome Corsi Here s ░░░░░░░░ Corsi had to say ░░░░░░░░ CNN s State of ░░░░░░░░ Union Today I ll ░░░░░░░░ happy to testify I ░░░░░░░░ to be subpoenaed I ░░░░░░░░ let the testimony fall ░░░░░░░░ it falls I m ░░░░░░░░ to tell the truth ░░░░░░░░ The best of my ░░░░░░░░ Even that s hard ░░░░░░░░ the Amount of information ░░░░░░░░ the Fact that I ░░░░░░░░ said from the Beginning ░░░░░░░░ m not a human ░░░░░░░░ Recorder You can t ░░░░░░░░ a button and I ░░░░░░░░ t recall precisely in ░░░░░░░░ Granularly conversations E mails ░░░░░░░░ from 2016 but I ░░░░░░░░ going to do my ░░░░░░░░ to tell The truth ░░░░░░░░ calculation of Whom it ░░░░░░░░ or whom it Renato ░░░░░░░░ s your take on ░░░░░░░░ Corsi had to say ░░░░░░░░ and His significance to ░░░░░░░░ s Legal woes Well ░░░░░░░░ s the first smart ░░░░░░░░ that Jerome Corsi has ░░░░░░░░ In many weeks Ana ░░░░░░░░ what way I have ░░░░░░░░ I have Followed Corsi ░░░░░░░░ Twitter for a Long ░░░░░░░░ He blocked me at ░░░░░░░░ point but He s ░░░░░░░░ posting videos and Cartoons ░░░░░░░░ Mueller Making you know ░░░░░░░░ s got a Lawsuit ░░░░░░░░ he s pursuing Against ░░░░░░░░ He originally sued for ░░░░░░░░ 4 Trillion billion before ░░░░░░░░ Amending it to 1 ░░░░░░░░ billion He s been ░░░░░░░░ in all sorts Of ░░░░░░░░ attacks on the Prosecutors ░░░░░░░░ he said there that ░░░░░░░░ pitch Perfect If you ░░░░░░░░ going to keep your ░░░░░░░░ you re going to ░░░░░░░░ your Mouth what you ░░░░░░░░ say You re going ░░░░░░░░ tell the truth You ░░░░░░░░ no bias you re ░░░░░░░░ Going to be a ░░░░░░░░ shooter That s basically ░░░░░░░░ only thing I ve ░░░░░░░░ him say in recent ░░░░░░░░ that has made any ░░░░░░░░ to Me Again I ░░░░░░░░ coming back to This ░░░░░░░░ White House and the ░░░░░░░░ s attorneys saying You ░░░░░░░░ all these stone Charges ░░░░░░░░ indictment has Nothing to ░░░░░░░░ with the Even though ░░░░░░░░ are references To senior ░░░░░░░░ on Trump s Campaign ░░░░░░░░ also had this week ░░░░░░░░ this In mind you ░░░░░░░░ two men a Longtime ░░░░░░░░ of the President s ░░░░░░░░ the former Chairman of ░░░░░░░░ s campaign Paul Manafort ░░░░░░░░ in court Friday in ░░░░░░░░ with Mueller s probe ░░░░░░░░ mean Julian how does ░░░░░░░░ Not at least impact ░░░░░░░░ s going On at ░░░░░░░░ White House right now ░░░░░░░░ it does A president ░░░░░░░░ this level of Investigation ░░░░░░░░ having so many High ░░░░░░░░ officials being Indicted being ░░░░░░░░ some Pleading guilty People ░░░░░░░░ are at the core ░░░░░░░░ His campaign core advisers ░░░░░░░░ hurts a White House ░░░░░░░░ doesn t just take ░░░░░░░░ Attention in the Oval ░░░░░░░░ to Other things but ░░░░░░░░ hurts your Standing on ░░░░░░░░ Hill This comes after ░░░░░░░░ shutdown After the midterms ░░░░░░░░ now all Of a ░░░░░░░░ Republicans are Seeing Roger ░░░░░░░░ on the front Pages ░░░░░░░░ on the television Screen ░░░░░░░░ it s hurting his ░░░░░░░░ politically without any Kind ░░░░░░░░ question and it s ░░░░░░░░ the question why were ░░░░░░░░ all lying All these ░░░░░░░░ level officials Are lying ░░░░░░░░ this issue They have ░░░░░░░░ been caught and so ░░░░░░░░ s questions of what ░░░░░░░░ are they trying to ░░░░░░░░ Up And why aren ░░░░░░░░ they being honest From ░░░░░░░░ beginning Quickly if you ░░░░░░░░ Renato Do you think ░░░░░░░░ Mueller s Close to ░░░░░░░░ end and will we ░░░░░░░░ Those answers about why ░░░░░░░░ re He certainly is ░░░░░░░░ to Start getting some ░░░░░░░░ the Answers unless there ░░░░░░░░ pardons That go flying ░░░░░░░░ President Trump Whether he ░░░░░░░░ near the end of ░░░░░░░░ it s not clear ░░░░░░░░ me We ve seen ░░░░░░░░ reports on that But ░░░░░░░░ than those press Reports ░░░░░░░░ haven t seen anything ░░░░░░░░ indicates he s ready ░░░░░░░░ Slow down Renato marinatti ░░░░░░░░ Zelizer Jessica Schneider Steve ░░░░░░░░ stunned in