Mueller Homes In On Then-Candidate Trump’s Late Night Calls With Stone

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 29:  President Donald Trump is seen through a window speaking on the phone with King of Saudi Arabia, Salman bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud, in the Oval Office of the White House, January 29, 2017 in Washington, DC. On Sunday, President Trump is making several phone calls with world leaders from the Oval Office.  (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 29: President Donald Trump is seen through a window speaking on the phone with King of Saudi Arabia, Salman bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud, in the Oval Office of the White House, January 29, 2017 i... WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 29: President Donald Trump is seen through a window speaking on the phone with King of Saudi Arabia, Salman bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud, in the Oval Office of the White House, January 29, 2017 in Washington, DC. On Sunday, President Trump is making several phone calls with world leaders from the Oval Office. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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As Special Counsel Robert Mueller closes in on Roger Stone, he is paying special attention to the constant, late-night phone calls between the longtime Trump adviser and the then-candidate himself, according to a Wednesday Washington Post report.

Trump reportedly usually called Stone from a blocked number in the small hours of the night during the campaign.

Mueller’s prosecutors linked the two men on draft court documents leaked this week, causing a maelstrom of anxiety within the President’s legal team, as it becomes abundantly clear that Mueller has a keen interest in Trump’s involvement with the WikiLeaks information.

Trump reportedly denied getting any information about the WikiLeaks documents from Stone in his written answers given to Mueller this week.

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  1. The stupid Corleone’s really does fit him.

  2. Late night phone calls are completely innocent. Just playful flirting.

    DJT: “Roger! What are you wearing? Take your shirt off and describe that Nixon tattoo to me. Speak slowly and give me lots of detail!”

  3. At this point I’m surprised that the people around Trump has kept him from firing Mueller to try to prevent getting impeached and/or going to jail after he’s out of office. Things will get real interesting if Mueller offers Roger Stone immunity in exchange for full disclosure of what they were talking about during these late night chats.

    His announcement that he would be making a big speech regarding Hillary Clinton’s crimes and then cancelling it a week later and having that coincide with the now-infamous Trump Tower meeting between his son and that Russian “lawyer” is enough to boot him out of office alone. Couple that with Stone confirming that Trump had advanced knowledge of the Wikileaks contents and it’s game over.

  4. You know a hard as Mueller’s slowly unfolding revelations are for us that want Donald out ASAP. It must really be excruciating on him and is probably why the things he does and says keep getting more bat shit crazy every day.

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