Roger Stone spoke to The Political Insider about the recent claims by the Mueller probe that Stone colluded with Russia — and also talked about the Trump 2020 presidential campaign, possible indictments of Trump-linked individuals, and the Russian collusion hoax.

The last time Stone joined The Political Insider, he suggested that Robert Mueller might have his sights set on the president’s son, Donald Trump Jr.

Stone still maintains that may still be the case.

Stone is also in the crosshairs of the special counsel, given his previous involvement in the Trump campaign.

There have been plenty of news stories as of late about his connection to journalists Jerome Corsi and WikiLeaks.

Related: Roger Stone Denies Early Access to Hacked Clinton Emails

While discussing all of these potential legal dangers, I asked Stone what he thought of the president’s ability to pardon those convicted under the Mueller probe. Just yesterday, the president said he may still issue a pardon to Paul Manafort, his former campaign manager, who is currently serving a jail sentence related to the Mueller probe.

Stone revealed that while he doesn’t have insight into Trump’s next potential pardon, Stone himself is advocating for a pardon of Assange for his role in shining a spotlight on corrupt Clinton dealings.

Check out the interview in this video:

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Stone’s reasoning is simple.

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Liberals used to praise WikiLeaks as a force for transparency. In the past, when other media outlets divulged classified information on government wrongdoing, they were praised.

Think The New York Times and the Pentagon Papers.

Stone believes Assange should be honored for being an independent voice who speaks truth to power. But, there’s an aspect to an Assange pardon that Stone did not mention.

If Trump pardons Assange, the jig is up for Mueller.

That’s right: The Mueller probe ends. Period.

Pardoning Assange for any crime related to election hacking would automatically mean the Russian probe ends. Mueller’s entire basis for possible Trump-Russia collusion is WikiLeaks and the publication of stolen Democrat emails that were reportedly filched by the Russian government and then published in cahoots with Assange. That some Trump associates had knowledge of this and passed it along to Trump (a bold claim that has not yet been proven) is the whole reasoning for this ongoing farce.

By clearing Assange, Mueller would lose his only possible connection between the Trump campaign and the Russian government.

Hence why pardoning Assange would send Mueller into immediate retirement. Brilliant, no?

We don’t yet know what Trump’s next move will be on the Mueller probe and possible indictments. But we do know that he’s going to go down fighting either way.

This article originally appeared in The Political Insider and is used by permission.

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