That didn’t take long. After the arrest of Trump’s long-friend and self described ‘dirty trickster,’ the White House quickly distanced themselves.
Arrested by Mueller’s team, Stone is charged with five counts of lying to Congress, one count of obstruction of an official proceeding, and one count of witness tampering.
Saying he didn’t ask for a pardon, it appears that’s exactly Stone’s plan though; don’t say anything to incriminate the president and wait for his pardon.