Discussion: Mueller Subpoenas Roger Stone's One-Time Social Media Aide

karlwlewis · May 16, 2018, 9:04pm

You know, Roger could plead “insanity” and I’d have a hard time arguing against that. But, yeah, he should be put somewhere where he can’t be a threat to himself or anyone else, Arkham Asylum, for example.

justruss · May 16, 2018, 9:15pm

Obvious a low fiber, low ethics diet gives you a case of Trump Dump.

justruss · May 16, 2018, 9:17pm

What is now an old joke of mine, but any where they force him to buy off the rack is fine.

lastroth · May 16, 2018, 9:18pm

I’ve got your soundtrack right here.

sniffit · May 16, 2018, 9:20pm

Seems Mueller’s made the links I think. It would be fucking hilarious if Mueller’s team requests that Assange’s extradition be demanded and that he be produced and Trump flips his noodle over it.

ncsteve · May 16, 2018, 9:21pm

Jeet Heer noted how fascinating it was that they haven’t spoken to Stone.

daveyjones64 · May 16, 2018, 9:28pm

Reminder: Grand Juries are about presenting enough evidence to get indictments.

bcgister · May 16, 2018, 10:08pm

Jeet Heer noted how fascinating it was that they haven’t spoken to Stone.

Are the targets of this kind of an investigation interviewed at this point in the process?

ncsteve · May 16, 2018, 10:13pm

I believe the guidelines they use indicate that once a person becomes a target, you shouldn’t talk to them without telling them they’re a target. The sense I got was that they think it’s better not to talk to a target at all, but they’re balancing that against not depriving a wrongly-targeted target of the opportunity to clear his/her/it’s name.

So if they’re not talking to you, it means you are a target but they aren’t ready to tell you that yet.

bcgister · May 16, 2018, 10:19pm

Thanks!

gr · May 16, 2018, 10:41pm

Oh jeez, I luv this. Stone and some others were called themselves “rat fuckers” for their dirty tricks on Dem candidates.

I will throw a party when this little shit gets shipped off to the joint.

edhedh · May 16, 2018, 11:29pm

and oh boy. how about those ratings? trump will be jealous.

timbo · May 17, 2018, 2:12am

And a subject can easily become a target at basically any point, is that correct?

zoester · May 17, 2018, 2:27am

It’s safe to say Stone has no “advanced knowledge” whatsoever. The term you are looking for is “advance knowledge.”

borisjimbo · May 17, 2018, 7:51am

Brain bleach, stat!

daveyjones64 · May 17, 2018, 11:41am

Not easily. It requires sufficient corroborating evidence of criminal wrongdoing.

It just looks easy because nearly everyone in Trump’s orbit is a criminal.